The Resistance Calculation of the Thin-Walled Cold-Formed Compressed Steel Members with Closed Cross-sections. Part 2

Abstract

Part 1 of the paper presents fundamental information about the experimental and theoretical research oriented to determine the resistance of thin-walled cold-formed compressed steel members with closed cross-sections, [1]. The investigated members were made from homogeneous material. The theoretical analysis was oriented to determine the resistance of mentioned members according to European and Slovak standards, while the experimental investigation was to verify the theoretical results and to investigate the behavior of the above-mentioned members during the loading process, [2]. Part 2 is focused on the numerical analysis of the achieved results, as well as on 3D modeling and simulation of the experimental tests.

Keywords

• thin-walled web
• cold-formed profiles
• initial imperfections