Plate buckling: Stiffened plates subjected to in-plane and out-of-plane loading

In the report the plate buckling verification for stiffened plates subjected to combinations of biaxial in-plane normal stress, in-plane shear stress and out-of-plane loads is performed based on Eurocodes and relevant literature. A normative panel is selected from the structure to go through the calculations step-by-step. As not much literature...

Fatigue resistance of rib to deck, crossbeam to deck and deck to deck welds in orthotropic decks using structural stress

This study derives the fatigue resistance of welded details in orthotropic decks using structural stress (hot-spot stress where possible) based on tests described in literature and tests by the authors. The data are supported with linear elastic fracture mechanics simulations. Details covered are the rib to deck weld, the crossbeam to deck...

Structural Steel Joints with Bolts in Threaded Holes

The application of tubular columns in steel structures offers many advantages. However, this potential has not been fully utilized due to a lack of access for the installation of standard bolts in end-plate beam-to-column joints. Blind bolts are an alternative way of connecting the beam end-plate to hollow section column, for they can be...

Starters: steeds verder van huis ?: Een analyse op de toegankelijkheid voor starters op de Nederlandse woningmarkt Een quasi - longitudinale vergelijking

The shortage of housing stock in The Netherlands is one of the major societal issues at present. It is predominantly the people who want to enter the housing market for the first time, the so-called ‘starters’, who face severe problems due to a lack of stock and suitable dwellings. This problem is manifest in the rental as well as in the owner...

Plate buckling in design codes: The difference between NEN 6771 and NEN-EN 1993-1-5

Slender steel plates loaded in compression will buckle out of plane before their cross-sectional capacity is reached. Precisely determining the failure load in an analytical way is an impossible exercise. Therefore many researchers have put effort into finding a simple design method, which would still predict the plate buckling load with the...

IJsverslag: Winter 1993-1994

De winter van 1993-1994 was kouder dan normaal. Er waren in deze winter twee ijsperioden. De eerste van 23 november tot en met 3 december. De tweede perioden was van 15 februari tot en met 2 maart. In beide periodes ondervond de scheepvaart op de meren en kanalen hinder van de ijsgang.

IJsverslag: Winter 1991-1992 en Winter 1992-1993

Winter 1991-1992 De winter was zeer zacht. Er kwamen dan ook geen ijsperioden voor. Winter 1992-1993 De winter was in het algemeen acht. In de winter kwam één ijsperiode voor, van 29 december tot 10 januari. Op de hoofdstransportassen ondervond de scheepvaart geen hinder van ijs. De hoofdvaarwegen, zoals de route Amsterdam-Lelystad-Lemmer,...