Title: Steel I-beam simulation for different stiffener patterns

Authors: Mohaimin-ul-Islam; Rafiul Islam; Riyadul Islam; H.M.A. Mahzuz; Md. Assaduzzaman

Addresses: Department of Civil Engineering, Sylhet Engineering College, Sylhet-3100, Bangladesh ' Department of Civil Engineering, Sylhet Engineering College, Sylhet-3100, Bangladesh ' Department of Civil Engineering, Sylhet Engineering College, Sylhet-3100, Bangladesh ' Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh ' Department of Civil Engineering, Mymensingh Engineering College, Q8JV+HR8, Mymensingh, Bangladesh

Abstract: This paper presents the effectiveness of different stiffener patterns used in steel I-beams in deformation resistance. A total of seven patterns have been studied, the patterns are - vertical, both horizontal and vertical, N-type, M-type, X-type, double Y-type and, Y-type. The result was compared with respect to the conventional one (i.e., no stiffener). All the beams were modelled using SOLIDWORKS (2019-SP04) and analysed by ANSYS (19.2). The dimensions of the I-beam as well as the thickness of the plate were kept constant throughout the study. Among them X-type stiffener has shown least deformation. While the Y-type stiffener despite not showing the least deformation is rather more efficient as the amount of steel plates used less than the X-stiffener and is thus proposed as the most economical and efficient.

Keywords: ANSYS; deflection; efficient; load; SOLIDWORKS; stiffener.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSMSS.2022.131174

International Journal of Sustainable Materials and Structural Systems, 2022 Vol.6 No.1, pp.1 - 15

Received: 13 Sep 2020
Accepted: 02 Sep 2021
Published online: 01 Jun 2023 *

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