RESIDUAL STRENGTH OF ALUMINIUM PLATE GIRDERS WITH SCATTERED HOLES IN THE WEB PANELS.

Keywords: WALES UNIVERSITY CARDIFF, CARDIFF SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING, GIRDERS, PLATES, ALUMINIUM, STRENGTH, RESIDUAL, HOLES, SCATTERED, WEBS, PANELS, METALS, MODERN, LIGHTWEIGHT, TRANSPORTABLE, BRIDGES, WELDED, ALLOYS, LIMIT STATE, METHODS, CAPACITY, TENSION, FIELD, THEORY, STEEL, DAMAGED, THICKNESS, ANALOGIES, POST BUCKLING, SHEAR, PREDICTION, BUCKLING, BEHAVIOUR, PEPPER POTTED, COLLAPSE, ULTIMATE, LOADS, ACCURACY, TESTS, SWAY, MECHANISMS