Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2022

DOI

10.24018/ejeng.2022.7.6.2687

Publication Title

European Journal of Engineering and Technology Research

Volume

7

Issue

6

Pages

29-34

Abstract

This paper presents the outcome of a theoretical and experimental study of the behavior of Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) I-beams exposed to lateral-torsional instability or when subjected to biaxial bending. Laboratory experiments involved the application of vertical and horizontal static loads to a 4 x 4 x ¼ in. I-beam with various lengths and the resulting deflections were recorded. Governing biaxial flexure and torsion differential equations were modified to account for the presence of initial imperfections and subsequently solved using a central finite-difference scheme. The theoretical predictions of the beam behavior were found to be in good agreement with what was observed in the laboratory.

Original Publication Citation

Knorowski, J., Bondi, S. B., & Razzaq, Z. (2022). Lateral-torsional instability and biaxial bending of imperfect FRP I-beams. European Journal of Engineering and Technology Research, 7(6), 29-34. https://doi.org/10.24018/ejeng.2022.7.6.2687

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