The stiffening of light cladding on steel structures

Seden, MR 1975, The stiffening of light cladding on steel structures , PhD thesis, Salford : University of Salford.

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Abstract

The thesis seeks to quantify the effect of the following major variables on the stiffening effect of light cladding on steel structures: 1) suction loading 2) flange behaviour 3) sheet length 4) the absence of shear connectors. After an introductory chapter, theoretical analysis is presented to assess each of the above variables (chapters 2-6). Experimental work verifying the theory is presented in chapters 7~12. This comprises three series of tests on full scale roof panels and a comprehensive series of tests on a full scale sheeted building. Other secondary variables investigated include: 1) position and number of rooflights 2) sustained loading 3) cyclic loading 4) shear buckling 5) purlin crippling. The conclusions are presented in chapter 13.

Item Type:	Thesis (PhD)
Contributors:	Bryan, ER (Supervisor)
Schools:	Schools > School of Computing, Science and Engineering > Salford Innovation Research Centre
Depositing User:	Institutional Repository
Date Deposited:	03 Oct 2012 13:34
Last Modified:	28 Jun 2019 13:29
URI:	http://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/26901

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