Compressive Strength of Column Web Plates and Wide Web Columns (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Compressive Strength of Column Web Plates and Wide Web ColumnsThe investigation reported in this paper was initiated by the Delaware River Bridge Joint Commission. Its purpose was three fold: (1) To study the relation between the thickness Of plate and unsupported widths Of plate for compression members with particular reference to the validity Of a commonly accepted structural designing rule as applied to high-strength steel, (2) to determine the ultimate strength Of laterally Supported Wide web column sections Of silicon manganese steel Of the type adopted by the commission for the towers Of the Delaware River Suspension Bridge with particular reference to the factors that determine the strength Of such columns, (3) to compare the action Of webs Of two thin plates stitch - riveted together, with a single thick plate web Of equal thickness.After consultation between the Bureau Of Standards and the Delaware River Bridge Joint Commission the dimensions Of the test specimens and the general test procedure were decided upon and the column sections ordered and forwarded to the bureau for test. The sections tested were full size tower section elements and represented the tower portions indicated in Figure 10.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.