Novel loading tests on full-scale tapered member portal frames

Barry Rankin; J.C. Leinster; Desmond Robinson

doi:10.1680/stbu.2009.162.3.151

Novel loading tests on full-scale tapered member portal frames

Barry Rankin, J.C. Leinster, Desmond Robinson

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This paper presents the experimental results of loading tests on two 18m span tapered member portal frames designed to BS 5950. Deflection test results for vertical, lateral and combined loading cases are compared with the predictions given by elastic analysis to BS 5950 and shown to be favourable. The predicted ultimate capacities and modes of failure, which were by lateral-torsional buckling of the columns, were also found to agree with the experimental behaviour. It was found that the method of modelling the tapered members as a series of prismatic elements gave good comparison with test results.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	151-159
Number of pages	9
Journal	PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS-STRUCTURES AND BUILDINGS
Volume	162
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1680/stbu.2009.162.3.151
Publication status	Published - Jun 2009

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Civil and Structural Engineering
Building and Construction

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