Cold-formed built-up members are compression members that are common in multiple areas of steel construction, which include cold-formed steel joints and stud walls. These members are vulnerable to unique buckling behaviors; however, limited experimental research has been done in this area. Give this gap, experimental testing of 71 built-up members was conducted in this study. The variations of the test specimens include multiple lengths, intermediate welds, orientations, and thicknesses. The experimental testing was devised to observe the different buckling modes of the built-up C-channels and the effects of the geometrical properties; to check for applicability of multiple intermediate welding patterns; and to evaluate both the 2001 and 2007 editions of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) Specification for built-up members in pure compression. The AISI-2001 and AISI-2007 were found to give inconsistent results that at times were un-conservative or overly conservative in terms of axial strength. It was also found that orientation of the member has an important impact on the maximum failure load on the member.
Abstract-The goals of this study are to understand different buckling modes, determine the buckling mode and maximum buckling capacity of the built-up C-channels, and evaluate the AISI-2001 Specification. For these goals, the following was conducted: 1) different buckling modes of cold-formed steel columns were investigated; 2) previous research on built-up columns and testing rigs for column buckling was reviewed; and 3) the authors' buckling test results of 42 cold-formed built-up columns were examined. The study and review help better understanding of the buckling modes and the effect of design or testing parameters on the buckling behavior. The results show inconsistencies in the calculated values by AISI-2001 as compared to the maximum capacity loads determined from the buckling tests. The orientation of the member substantially impacts the maximum load of the member.
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