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Structural Engineering and Mechanics
  Volume 2, Number 1, March 1994 , pages 113-123
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/sem.1994.2.1.113
 


Buckling of post-tensioned composite beams
M.A. Bradford

 
Abstract
    A method for computing the elastic buckling prestressing force of a post-tensioned composite steel-concrete tee-beam is presented. The method is based on a virtual work formulation, and incorporates the restraint provided by the concrete slab to the buckling displacements of the steel beam. The distortional buckling solutions are shown to be given by a quadratic equation. The application of the analysis to calculation buckling strengths is given, based on codified rules for beam-columns. Conclusions are then drawn on the importance of distortional buckling when a post-tensioned composite beam is stressed during jacking.
 
Key Words
    buckling; composite beams; distortion; post-tensioning; prestressing.
 
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Department of Structural Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Kensington, Australia
 

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