Two 14 WF 30 beams, each with an eight-inch diameter opening in the web, were tested. The beams were subjected to different loading conditions so that various combinations of shear and bending moment existed at the opening. A study of the stress distributions around the openings was made. The results were compared to the theories developed on the basis of the theory of elasticity and on the basis of the simplified method of the Vierendeel Truss solution. Expressions were derived for the stresses. The investigation showed the presence of high stress concentrations at the edge of the large circular opening and the reduction of the yield load capacity in every case examined. There was no reduction in the ultimate load capacity in the beams tested except in the case of pure bending.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.115266 |
| Date | January 1963 |
| Creators | So, Wai-Cheong. |
| Contributors | Gersovitz, B. (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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