Design Built-up Plate Girder Webs in Shear Using CSA S16 and CSA S6 With Confidence
Created by a structural engineering professor and CSA S16 contributor, this mini course covers the design of plate girder webs and selection of transverse stiffener spacing for shear using CSA S16 and CSA S6. The mechanisms that contribute to the shear resistance of thin webs with and without stiffeners is discussed. The foundational assumptions behind the tension-field action equations are presented and developed to the form of the shear resistance equations found in CSA S16 and CSA S6 today. Shear-moment interaction is briefly discussed. The topics are explored in representative examples, and comparisons are made to the provisions in AISC 360 and AASHTO LRFDBDS for stiffened webs.
About the Instructor
Taylor C. Steele, Ph.D., P.Eng. is a trusted name in engineering education. He is a structural engineering professor at the University of New Brunswick, an independent educational content developer for the Canadian Institute of Steel Construction, and a member of the technical committee for CSA S16. He is the Founder & Director of STEELE training & consulting.
Organization & Duration
To complete this mini course and receive the Certificate of Completion, you must watch the 1-hr webinar and finish the 5-question quiz. You must get each quiz question correct to move to the next, and you’ll have unlimited attempts at each question. Overall, it should take approximately 1h20 to complete.
You will have 90 days from the date of registration to complete the mini course.
Learning Objectives
After taking this mini course, you should be able to:
- Describe the mechanisms that contribute to the vertical shear resistance of slender plate girder webs and how they are considered in the Basler model
- Calculate the factored shear resistance of slender plate girder webs using CSA S16:24 for buildings or CSA S6:25 for bridges
- Select a stiffener spacing to provide an acceptable factored shear resistance and meet maximum spacing requirements in CSA S16:24 and CSA S6:25
- Account for the effect of shear-moment interaction on the factored shear resistance of a web panel relying on tension field action using CSA S16:24 or CSA S6:25
- Compare the CSA S16 and CSA S6 standards to the AISC 360 and AASHTO LRFDBDS specifications used for building and bridges applications, respectively, in the United States.
Course Slides
You will be able to access the downloadable slide deck as a reusable design reference under the Materials tab that appears after the order is processed.
Take a sneak peak at just some of the key slides from “Built-up Plate Girders in Shear” below:
