Buckling strength of deformable monosymmetric I-beams

Abstract An energy method of analysis is developed for studying the inelastic distortional buckling of welded monosymmetric I-beams with slender webs. The method uses the Cambridge model of residual stresses. An eigenproblem of order four is developed, and the microcomputer solution of the problem is very rapid. Following studies of the accuracy of the buckling solutions, the method is used to demonstrate the interaction between distortion and yielding of a monosymmetric I-beam with a slender web.