Design, Fabrication and Economy of Metal Structures [recurso electrónico] International Conference Proceedings 2013, Miskolc, Hungary, April 24-26, 2013

These are the proceedings of the International Conference on Design, Fabrication and Economy of Metal Structures held on 24-26 April 2013 in Miskolc, Hungary which contain 99 papers covering: * Structural optimization * Thin-walled structures * Stability * Fatigue * Frames * Fire * Fabrication * Welding technology * Applications * Steel-concrete composite * Special problems The authors are from 23 different countries, ensuring that the themes covered are of worldwide interest and importance. The International Institute of Welding (IIW), the International Society of Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization (ISSMO), the TÁMOP 4.2.1.B-10/2/KONV-2010-0001 project entitled “Increasing the quality of higher education through the development of research - development and innovation program at the University of Miskolc supported by the European Union, co-financed by the European Social Fund” and many other sponsors helped organizers to collect these valuable studies, the results of which will provoke discussion, and provide an important reference for civil and mechanical engineers, architects, researchers and structural designers and fabricators, as well as managers in a range of industries including building, transport, shipbuilding, aircraft, chemical and offshore engineering. Front Matter....Pages 1-16 Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Minimum Volume and Cost Design of a Welded Square Cellular Plate with Welded T-Stiffeners....Pages 3-9 Feature-Based Cost and CO 2 Equivalent Optimization of Semi-rigid Steel Frames....Pages 11-16 Optimization of the Cross-Section of a Beam Subjected to Bending Load....Pages 17-22 Tubular Truss Optimization with Eccentric Joint Modelling....Pages 23-28 Minimum Cost Design of a Rectangular Box Column Composed from Cellular Plates with Welded T-Stiffeners....Pages 29-36 Optimal Design of Inelastic Cylindrical Shells with Elastic Supports....Pages 37-42 Optimization of Elastic Plastic Plates Made of Homogeneous and Composite Materials....Pages 43-48 On Member Buckling in Truss Topology Optimization....Pages 49-54 Design and Optimization of a Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Housing to Standards....Pages 55-62 Optimum Design of Steel Built-Up Compression Members....Pages 63-68 Reliability-Based Optimum Design of a Square Box Column Constructed from Cellular Plates....Pages 69-75 Optimization of a Welded Main Frame of Freight Bogies Considering the EN 13749 Standard....Pages 77-84 Optimum Design of Transportation Tube Elements....Pages 85-90 Hierarchical Product Design Optimization Strategies Incorporating Cost Evaluations....Pages 91-96 Optimization of a Locomotive Fuel Tank....Pages 97-102 Parametric Optimization of Steel Truss with Hollow Structural Members Based on Update Gradient Method....Pages 103-109 Front Matter....Pages 111-111 Resistance of Compressed Thin-Walled Cold-Formed Steel Members with Regard to the Influence of Initial Imperfections....Pages 113-119 Solution of Torsion Locally Stiffened Continuous I-members Using Mathematica Package....Pages 121-126 Numerical Simulation of Large-Displacement Behaviour of Thin-Walled Frames Incorporating Joint Action....Pages 127-132 Flexural Behaviour of Cold-Formed Steel Beams....Pages 133-138 Front Matter....Pages 111-111 Vibration Mode Decomposition from Finite Element Analysis of Axially Compressed Thin-Walled Members....Pages 139-144 The Breathing Phenomenon in Thin-Walled Steel Girders – Experimental Investigation and Impact on Design....Pages 145-150 Influence of Restrained Torsion on the Bearing Capacity of I-Beam....Pages 151-156 Design of Thin-Walled Z-Purlin Connections with Sandwich Panels in Roofs Made by Rivets....Pages 157-163 Strength and Durability of Thin-Walled Cross-Sections....Pages 165-170 Efficiency of Corrugated Sheets in Resisting Membrane Forces....Pages 171-177 Front Matter....Pages 179-179 Generalization of the Ayrton-Perry Formula Based Method for Lateral-Torsional Buckling of Members....Pages 181-186 Cyclic Buckling Analysis of Steel Plate Elements....Pages 187-192 Steel Members with Variable I Cross Sections under Bending and Compression with Lateral Restraints – Behavior by Experimental Test....Pages 193-198 Snap-through Phenomenon of Imperfect Steel Structures....Pages 199-204 Wavy Corrugated Web Stiffness Influence on Plate Girders Flange Local Stability....Pages 205-210 Structural Appraisal of Two Steel Tanks Filled at Low Liquid Level....Pages 211-216 Experiments of Corroded Angle-Section Compressive Members with Bolted Connections....Pages 217-222 Buckling Strength of Lipped Channel Column Considering Local, Distortional and Global Eigenmode Imperfections....Pages 223-228 Effect of Bracing Systems on Overall Stability and Deformability of Cold-Formed Steel Roofing Structures....Pages 229-234 Longitudinally Stiffened Girders Subjected to Bending Moment....Pages 235-240 Front Matter....Pages 241-241 The Ad Hoc Nature of Weld Quality and Welding Procedures for Fatigue....Pages 243-248 Process Methodology of Parameter Finding with an Enhanced Lifetime Model Used for Thermo-Mechanical Fatigue....Pages 249-256 Influence of FSW Process Parameters on Fatigue Strength of Aluminum Alloy 6082 Joints....Pages 257-262 Remnant Life Estimation for Repair Welding in Thermal Power Generation....Pages 263-271 Front Matter....Pages 241-241 Estimation of the Stress Intensity Factor for 3D Cracked T – Joint....Pages 273-280 Effects of Welding Repairs on the Load Bearing Capacity and on the Fatigue Life of Fillet Welds of Normal and Low Alloy High Strength Steels....Pages 281-286 On Estimating Service Life of Steel Structures....Pages 287-291 Controlled Ageing of High Voltage Pylons....Pages 293-299 Front Matter....Pages 301-301 Numerical Design Model of Joints....Pages 303-308 Use of Steel Slit Dampers in Beam to Column Connections of Steel Frame Structures....Pages 309-314 On the Stiffening the Shear Panels of Beam-to-Column Joints....Pages 315-320 Modelling of End-Plate Connections in Fire....Pages 321-326 Stiffness and Strength of Single Bearing Bolt Connections....Pages 327-332 Experimental Investigation of Welded T- Stubs with Four Bolts....Pages 333-338 Interaction between Over-Turning Moment and Shear Capacity of Seismic Light Gage Bearing Wall....Pages 339-344 Finite Element Modelling of the Flange Cleats....Pages 345-350 Effect of Partial Horizontal Support on the Columns of Steel Frames....Pages 351-355 Random Initial Twist Angle of Steel Multistory Building Frames....Pages 357-362 Front Matter....Pages 363-363 Fire Design of Bolted End-Plate Beam-to-Column Connections....Pages 365-370 Travelling Fire in Full-Scale Experimental Building....Pages 371-376 High Temperature Thermal Properties of Vanadium Steel....Pages 377-382 Correctly, But Not Safe: On Questionable Prescriptive Method of Assessing Building Fire Safety – An Exemplary Case Study....Pages 383-388 Critical Temperature Evaluation for Steel Load-Bearing Structure Exposed to Fire by Means of Probability-Based Approach....Pages 389-394 Numerical Assessment of the Fire Resistance of Tubular Steel Columns Filled with Concrete....Pages 395-400 Front Matter....Pages 363-363 Experimental Investigation on One Most Used Steel Joint with Intumescent Paint....Pages 401-406 Elevated Temperature Mechanical Properties of Butt-Welded Connections Made with High Strength Steel Grades S355 and S460M....Pages 407-412 Axial Behaviour of Post-Fire RC Columns Strengthened with Post-Compressed Steel Plates....Pages 413-419 Recent European Tendencies in the Passive Fire Protection of Steel Constructions....Pages 421-427 Front Matter....Pages 429-429 Cost Affecting Factors Related to Fillet Joints....Pages 431-435 Analysis of Forging Process in 7075 Aluminium Alloy of Innovative Bicycle Stem Using Taguchi Method....Pages 437-442 Reinforcing Solutions on Existing Crane Runway Beams in a Steel Warehouse....Pages 443-448 Economic and Ecologic Aspects of Using Modern Steels in Steel Construction....Pages 449-454 Welding of Thick Plates under Site Conditions–Evaluation of the Influence on the Structure Behaviour of Welded Assembly Joints....Pages 455-460 Front Matter....Pages 461-461 Efficient Increase of the Productivity of GMA Welding of AHSS Using Flux Cored Wire....Pages 463-468 Optimal Way of Bridge Crane Track Welding....Pages 469-476 The Effect of Electrode Negative (EN Ratio) in GMA Welding on the Structure and Properties of the Joints Made of High Strength Steels with Protective Coatings....Pages 477-481 Influence of Technological Flaw Occurred during Welding of Header-Nozzle Joint Using SAW Welding Process on the Strength of Welded Joint....Pages 483-488 Investigation of the Contact and Wear of the Welding Wire and MIG-Welding Contact Tips....Pages 489-494 Welding New Generation Steel PB2 Using Conventional Welding with and without PWHT with Use of Temper Bead Technique....Pages 495-500 Effect of Welding Wire and Torch Weaving on GMAW of S355MC and AISI304L Dissimilar Welds....Pages 501-508 Front Matter....Pages 509-509 First Ukrainian Cost Study Experience of Commercial Multistory Buildings with Concrete and Steel Frame....Pages 511-517 Kopitnari International Airport – Structure of Terminal Building – Design, Fabrication, Erection....Pages 519-524 Analysis of Tensegrity Structures....Pages 525-530 Analysis of Cable Domes....Pages 531-536 Front Matter....Pages 509-509 Aerodynamic Research of Wind and Snow Loads on the Cylinder Tank Roofs....Pages 537-544 Simulation of Elastic Vibration of Bus Frames....Pages 545-550 Applied Virtual Technology (VT) on Bus Superstructure Roll-Over Tests....Pages 551-560 Front Matter....Pages 561-561 Comments on the Seismic Behaviour Factor for Steel – Concrete Composite Columns....Pages 563-568 Behaviour of Hollow and Solid Concrete-Filled Circular Steel Tubular Simple Beams....Pages 569-576 Study of Moderately Reinforced Concrete Beams Strengthened by Bolted-Side Steel Plates....Pages 577-583 Partial Shear Interaction in Deconstructable Steel-Concrete Composite Beams with Bolted Shear Connectors....Pages 585-590 Preconfined Circular Steel Tubed Concrete under Axial Compression....Pages 591-597 Front Matter....Pages 599-599 Steel Retrofitting Solutions for Collective Buildings by Interior Repartitioning....Pages 601-606 Structural Integrity of Damaged Steel Pipelines – Integrity Improving Using External and Internal Reinforcing....Pages 607-614 Skill Development and Education Options in Welding Technology in India....Pages 615-620 The Subjective Judgement of Weld Quality and Its Effect on Production Cost....Pages 621-626 Vibration Analysis of Layered Curved Arch....Pages 627-632 Application of Conditional Fracture Toughness Values for Reliability Assessment Calculations....Pages 633-638 Surface Hardening of Ductile Cast - Iron Using Pulsed Laser Beams....Pages 639-644 Management of the Production of Metal Structures: Computer Application –“MERP”....Pages 645-650 Minimizing the Environmental Impact of Steel Structures....Pages 651-656 Measurement of Corroded Gusset Plate Connection of Steel Truss Bridge and Evaluation for Its Corrosion State....Pages 657-662 On the Application of the Limit Drawing Ratio to Complex Geometries....Pages 663-668 Back Matter....Pages 669-671