Mohammed H. Shukur

Structural Response of Thin-Web Beams to Various Web Opening Retrofit Techniques

A novel retrofitting method was tested to open steel girder webs. As no standard covers these procedures, this study examined the effect of mid-span apertures on AISC-designed narrow I-beams. Ten specimens with 1.8m length, 0.8m height, and 0.3m flange width were examined, with f...