
Research and Applications in Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation – Zingoni (Ed.)
© 2013 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-1-138-00061-2
Influence of the cross section slenderness on the buckling behaviour
of steel welded tapered beam-column
I.M. Cristutiu & D.L. Nunes
“Politehnica” University of Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania
ABSTRACT: Pitched roof portal frames are often made of welded plate elements with tapered web classified
as class 3 (semi-compact) and 4 (elastic) according to EN 1993-1-1. Moreover the class of flange, with constant
variation along the element, can range from class 2 (compact) to class 3(semi-compact), function ...