Research and Applications in Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation – Zingoni (Ed.)
© 2013 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-1-138-00061-2
In-plane shear flexibility evaluation of fastened steel flat plate by numerical
simulation considering the interaction between connectors and thin plate
F. Bakhti & R. Tremblay
École Polytechnique de Montréal, Montréal, Canada
C.A. Rogers
McGill University, Montréal, Canada
ABSTRACT: This paper presents finite element analysis performed to examine the shear stiffness of steel roof
deck diaphragms. The diaphragms are made from 914 mm wide corrugated steel deck panels with screwed side
lap connectors and power actuated fasteners to the underlying frame. A flat sheet finite element model was first ...