HYBRID DESIGN OF LONGITUDINAL PLATE GIRDER

Design and construction of steel structures utilizing hybrid plate girder with different grades of steel for web and flanges is now increasingly important in construction industry. The behaviour of web panel under shear loading is one of the major f actors influencing the design of plate girder. The present analytical study using finite element method is mainly concentrated on the shear behaviour of hybrid plate girders under varying parameters such as aspect ratio, slenderness ratio, ratio of flange to web thickness and yield strength of web panel.