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Steel and Composite Structures
  Volume 52, Number 2, July 25 2024 , pages 183-197
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/scs.2024.52.2.183
 


Buckling behavior of bundled inclined columns: Experimental study and design code verification
Moussa Leblouba, Samer Barakat, Raghad Awad, Saif Uddin Al-Khaled, Abdulrahman Metawa and Abdul Saboor Karzad

 
Abstract
    Not all structural columns maintain a vertical orientation. Several contemporary building structures have inclined columns, introducing distinct challenges, particularly in buckling behavior. This study examines the buckling behavior of inclined, thin-walled steel bundled columns, differing from typical vertical columns. Using specimens with three tubes welded to plates linearly aligned at the top and triangularly at the bottom, tests indicated that buckling capacity increases with tube wall thickness and diameter but decreases with column height. Inclined tubes in bundled columns showed improved buckling resistance over vertical ones. Results were verified against standard steel design guidelines to assess their predictive accuracy.
 
Key Words
    buckling behavior; bundled column; inclined columns; steel; thin-walled
 
Address
Moussa Leblouba:Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Samer Barakat:Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Raghad Awad:Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Saif Uddin Al-Khaled:Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Abdulrahman Metawa:Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Abdul Saboor Karzad:2Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Ottawa, Canada
 

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