Thin-Walled Structural Members Under Web Crippling Loadings
Finite Element Analysis, Design, and Integrated Testing
- 1st Edition - September 13, 2026
- Latest edition
- Author: Ehab Ellobody
- Language: English
Thin-Walled Structural Members Under Web Crippling Loadings: Finite Element Analysis, Design, and Integrated Testing addresses a critical and specialized area in structural engine… Read more
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Description
Description
Thin-Walled Structural Members Under Web Crippling Loadings: Finite Element Analysis, Design, and Integrated Testing addresses a critical and specialized area in structural engineering focused on the behavior, analysis, and design of thin-walled steel members subjected to web crippling loadings. This reference integrates experimental testing, advanced numerical modeling, and international design codes to improve understanding and practical design of cold-formed steel structures worldwide. The book offers in-depth coverage of experimental testing procedures and finite element analysis, including practical guidance on software tools, model verification, and validation best practices. It includes design examples that demonstrate real-world applications across multiple international codes. The book also presents integrated comparisons of experimental, numerical, and design results, discusses failure modes, and incorporates reliability analyses and parametric studies.
This book serves as a valuable resource for researchers, structural and design engineers, graduate and PhD students, as well as manufacturers and industry professionals, with advanced methodologies to enhance the safety, performance, and innovation of thin-walled structural members under web crippling loadings.
This book serves as a valuable resource for researchers, structural and design engineers, graduate and PhD students, as well as manufacturers and industry professionals, with advanced methodologies to enhance the safety, performance, and innovation of thin-walled structural members under web crippling loadings.
Key features
Key features
- Equips readers with comprehensive theoretical foundations, design methodologies, and finite element modelling techniques to improve structural performance and safety through accurate analysis and effective design of thin-walled members under web crippling loadings
- Includes detailed design examples based on multiple international codes and the direct strength method, facilitating better understanding and implementation of global standards in engineering practice
- Guides readers to develop robust finite element models with practical software workflows and validation best practices, empowering engineers and researchers to produce reliable simulations that inform sound design decisions
- Presents reliability analyses, parametric studies, and integrated comparisons of experimental, numerical, and design results, supporting informed optimization and innovation, including emerging trends and future developments for future-ready structural solutions
Readership
Readership
Civil Engineering Researchers; Structural and Design Engineers; Graduate and PhD students
Table of contents
Table of contents
1. Introduction
1.1 General remarks
1.2 Web crippling loading description and classification
1.3 General Finite element analysis background of thin-walled structural members
1.4 Design background of thin-walled structural members under web crippling loadings
1.5 Theoretical methods, fundamentals and mechanical models backgrounds under web crippling loadings
1.6 Literature review of thin-walled structural members under web crippling loadings References
2. Testing of thin-walled structural members under web crippling loadings
2.1 General remarks
2.2 Material properties of thin-walled structural steel members
2.3 Initial geometric imperfections measurements
2.4 Web crippling testing procedures
2.5 Web crippling test results References
3. FE modelling of thin-walled structural members under web crippling loadings
3.1 General remarks
3.2 Choice of finite elements for the members under web crippling loadings
3.3 Finite element meshing of the members under web crippling loadings
3.4 Material modelling of web crippling test components
3.5 Linear and nonlinear analyses for the members under web crippling loadings
3.6 Modeling of initial imperfections in the members under web crippling loadings
3.7 Modeling of residual stresses in the members under web crippling loadings
3.8 Modelling of interfaces in web crippling tests
3.9 Application of web crippling loads on the thin-walled members
3.10 Application of boundary conditions on the thin-walled members
3.11 Numerical modelling results under web crippling loadings
3.12 FE analysis limitations, validation, and best practices under web crippling loadings
3.13 Practical guides on FE analysis software tools and workflows under web crippling loadings References
4. Design rules for thin-walled structural members under web crippling loadings
4.1 General remarks
4.2 North American Specification
4.3 European Code
4.4 Direct Strength Method References
5. Design examples for thin-walled members under web crippling loadings
5.1 General remarks
5.2 Design examples of thin-walled structural members under EOF loading
5.3 Design examples of thin-walled structural members under IOF loading
5.4 Design examples of thin-walled structural members under ETF loading
5.5 Design examples of thin-walled structural members under ITF loading
6. Test, design and FE analysis results comparisons and discussions
6.1 General remarks
6.2 Web crippling strengths of thin-walled structural members
6.3 Load-displacement relationships of the members under web crippling loadings
6.4 Failure modes of the thin-walled members under web crippling loadings
6.5 Parametric studies on the thin-walled members under web crippling loadings
6.6 Reliability analyses of design rules under web crippling loadings References
7. Benefits of combining FE Analysis and Design for thin-walled members under web crippling loadings
7.1 General remarks
7.2 Proposing new design equations for the members under web crippling loadings
7.3 Proposing design guides for the members under web crippling loadings
7.4 Practical applications and economic savings under web crippling loadings
7.5 Emerging trends and future developments for thin-walled structural members under web crippling loadings References
1.1 General remarks
1.2 Web crippling loading description and classification
1.3 General Finite element analysis background of thin-walled structural members
1.4 Design background of thin-walled structural members under web crippling loadings
1.5 Theoretical methods, fundamentals and mechanical models backgrounds under web crippling loadings
1.6 Literature review of thin-walled structural members under web crippling loadings References
2. Testing of thin-walled structural members under web crippling loadings
2.1 General remarks
2.2 Material properties of thin-walled structural steel members
2.3 Initial geometric imperfections measurements
2.4 Web crippling testing procedures
2.5 Web crippling test results References
3. FE modelling of thin-walled structural members under web crippling loadings
3.1 General remarks
3.2 Choice of finite elements for the members under web crippling loadings
3.3 Finite element meshing of the members under web crippling loadings
3.4 Material modelling of web crippling test components
3.5 Linear and nonlinear analyses for the members under web crippling loadings
3.6 Modeling of initial imperfections in the members under web crippling loadings
3.7 Modeling of residual stresses in the members under web crippling loadings
3.8 Modelling of interfaces in web crippling tests
3.9 Application of web crippling loads on the thin-walled members
3.10 Application of boundary conditions on the thin-walled members
3.11 Numerical modelling results under web crippling loadings
3.12 FE analysis limitations, validation, and best practices under web crippling loadings
3.13 Practical guides on FE analysis software tools and workflows under web crippling loadings References
4. Design rules for thin-walled structural members under web crippling loadings
4.1 General remarks
4.2 North American Specification
4.3 European Code
4.4 Direct Strength Method References
5. Design examples for thin-walled members under web crippling loadings
5.1 General remarks
5.2 Design examples of thin-walled structural members under EOF loading
5.3 Design examples of thin-walled structural members under IOF loading
5.4 Design examples of thin-walled structural members under ETF loading
5.5 Design examples of thin-walled structural members under ITF loading
6. Test, design and FE analysis results comparisons and discussions
6.1 General remarks
6.2 Web crippling strengths of thin-walled structural members
6.3 Load-displacement relationships of the members under web crippling loadings
6.4 Failure modes of the thin-walled members under web crippling loadings
6.5 Parametric studies on the thin-walled members under web crippling loadings
6.6 Reliability analyses of design rules under web crippling loadings References
7. Benefits of combining FE Analysis and Design for thin-walled members under web crippling loadings
7.1 General remarks
7.2 Proposing new design equations for the members under web crippling loadings
7.3 Proposing design guides for the members under web crippling loadings
7.4 Practical applications and economic savings under web crippling loadings
7.5 Emerging trends and future developments for thin-walled structural members under web crippling loadings References
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: September 13, 2026
- Language: English
About the author
About the author
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Ehab Ellobody
Prof. Ehab Ellobody is a professor of steel bridges and structures at Tanta University in Egypt. He earned his PhD from the University of Leeds, United Kingdom, in 2002, specializing in composite structures. Following his PhD, he has been engaged with research groups at Tanta University, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, The University of Hong Kong, The University of Manchester, and Sohar University. During his tenure as the dean at Sohar University, Oman, he managed the accreditation of undergraduate engineering programs. His expertise includes steel and composite structures, stainless steel structures, stability of steel and composite columns at ambient and elevated temperatures, finite element modeling, steel and composite bridges, structural fire engineering, and posttensioned and hollow-core concrete slabs in fire. Prof. Ellobody has published numerous international journal articles and conference papers in these fields. He has served as the editor of the Journal of Constructional Steel Research, Elsevier, and has overseen a special issue on topics related to steel bridges and their components.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Department of Structural Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tanta University, Egypt