Abstract
Hat-sections are often used to experimentally investigate building sheeting subject to a concentrated load and bending. In car doors, hat-sections are used for side-impact protection. For building sheeting, two types of crushing (by moving yield lines) exist. This article shows that cross-section behaviour can partly be used to explain total section behaviour. This is shown by finite element models of a very small strip dx of the hat-section. The quality of the finite element models for describing moving yield lines is verified.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1143-1154 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Thin-Walled Structures |
Volume | 43 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2005 |