Slender Compressed Plate in Component Based Finite Element Model

The paper presents an advance design model of a slender plate in the structural steel joint. Finite element methods and material models are described and design procedure for slender plates in numerical models of steel joints is proposed. The design procedure is demonstrated on examples. The results are verified with an analytical model according to European standards. A compressed beam with slender web and beam-to-column joint are studied by numerical analysis, buckling resistances are determined and results verified. The verification shows very good agreement.