This investigation deals with the behavior of a simply supported 8WF17 beam, fifteen feet long, commonly used as a spandrel when a plate is welded to the bottom flange to carry the eccentric wall. The test was conducted at three torques equivalent to a two, four, and six inch brick wall ten feet high resting eccentrically on the bottom plate producing bending and large torsional stresses. Pairs of stiffeners were bolted to the beam at the fifth, quarter, third, and centre points and the effects on the angle of twist, flange, and web stresses studied. The change in position of the neutral plane was also examined. The observed test data was compared with the theoretical based on the Lyse-Johnston, and Grinter methods of design. The experiment stopped after permanent yielding occurred in the web and a kink developed in the top flange.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.109966 |
| Date | January 1955 |
| Creators | Goldman, Carl. |
| Contributors | Joly, G. (Supervisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Engineering. (Department of Engineering.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: NNNNNNNNN, Theses scanned by McGill Library. |
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