Reference Type: Journal Article Record Number: 1 Author: El Masri, O. Y. and Lui, E. M. Year: 2019 Title: INFLUENCE OF IMPERFECTIONS ON THE FLEXURAL RESISTANCE OF STEEL DELTA GIRDERS Journal: Advanced Steel Construction Volume: 15 Issue: 2 Pages: 157-164 Date: Jun Type of Article: Article Short Title: INFLUENCE OF IMPERFECTIONS ON THE FLEXURAL RESISTANCE OF STEEL DELTA GIRDERS Alternate Journal: Adv. Steel Constr. ISSN: 1816-112X DOI: 10.18057/ijasc.2019.15.2.5 Accession Number: WOS:000469776700005 Keywords: Steel delta girder Flexural resistance Lateral-torsional buckling Residual stresses Geometric imperfections plate girders design Construction & Building Technology Engineering Materials Science Abstract: Residual stresses and geometrical imperfections are important factors that affect the inelastic lateral-torsional buckling (LTB) capacity of flexural members. In this paper, the influence of the magnitudes of residual stresses and initial geometrical imperfections in the form of member out-of-straightness on the flexural resistance of steel delta girders (SDG) is investigated. Based on test data reported for welded plates and monosymmetric welded I-sections, a residual stress pattern for SDG is proposed. Six different combinations of residual stress and geometrical imperfection magnitudes are then used in a finite element simulation study of a series of SDG under uniform bending and simply-supported boundary conditions. The flexural resistance curves computed for these SDG are compared with one another to demonstrate that both residual stresses and initial member out-of-straightness have a noticeable influence on the moment capacity of SDG, especially in the inelastic LTB region. These curves are also compared against the flexural strength equations provided in the current AISC specifications. The comparison reveals that the AISC equations often over-predict the flexural strength of SDG. An SDG flexural strength reduction factor is then proposed to allow for the design of these SDG using the AISC design equations. Copyright (c) 2019 by The Hong Kong Institute of Steel Construction. All rights reserved. Notes: ISI Document Delivery No.: IA7ZL Times Cited: 0 Cited Reference Count: 43 El Masri, Omar Youssef Lui, Eric M. 0 Hong kong inst steel construction Hunghom kowloon URL: ://WOS:000469776700005 Author Address: [El Masri, Omar Youssef] Popli Design Grp, Penfield, NY 14526 USA. [El Masri, Omar Youssef; Lui, Eric M.] Syracuse Univ, Dept Civil & Environm Engn, Syracuse, NY 13244 USA. El Masri, OY (reprint author), Popli Design Grp, Penfield, NY 14526 USA.; El Masri, OY (reprint author), Syracuse Univ, Dept Civil & Environm Engn, Syracuse, NY 13244 USA. oyelmasr@syr.edu Language: English