Database of Finite Element Method Predictions for Web-Post Buckling Resistance of Steel Beams with Elliptically-Based Web Openings
Description
The published database and accompanying .py scripts are derived from the following references: • Ferreira, F. P. V., Shamass, R., Santos, L. F. P., Limbachiya, V., & Tsavdaridis, K. D. (2022). EC3 design of web-post buckling resistance for perforated steel beams with elliptically-based web openings. Thin-Walled Structures, 175, 109196. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2022.109196 • Ferreira, F. P. V., Shamass, R., Santos, L. F. P., Tsavdaridis, K. D., & Limbachiya, V. (2023). Web-post buckling resistance calculation of perforated high-strength steel beams with elliptically-based web openings for EC3. Structures, 55, 245–262. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2023.05.139 Thus, the complete methodology developed, including the numerical validation study and the parameters analysed, can be found in the references mentioned above. Acknowledgements The authors would like to express their gratitude to Dr. Luis Fernando Pinho Santos for his valuable contribution to this research.