Buckling strength analysis of the web of a WCW H-beam: Part 2.: Development and research on H-beams with wholly corrugated webs (WCW)

The ability of a wholly corrugated web (WCW) H-beam to resist buckling is studied quantitatively on the basis of an analysis method, a calculation equation about this ability being derived in the paper. The results of the calculation show good agreement with those of experiment. The theoretical analysis is important to the manufacturing of the WCW H-beam and improving its service performance.