Abstract: The current AASHTO specification requirements for the web bend-buckling strength-reduction factor (Rb) do not consider the influence of longitudinal stiffeners on the flexural resistance of steel I-girders subsequent to the theoretical bend-buckling of a slender web. This is a deficiency that can have significant impact, especially in regions of continuous-span girders subjected to …
Abstract: The current AASHTO specifications impose a penalty on the strengths corresponding to the compression flange in slender-web cross sections due to bend-buckling of the web in flexural compression. This web bend-buckling factor (Rb) does not account for any potential benefits from the influence of web longitudinal stiffening. In a companion paper, the authors developed a cross-section …
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