PROPOSAL FOR M.

TECH PROJECT 2017MCIVST012

ENHANCEMENT OF THE BUCKLING CAPACITY OF BUILT UP CFS

COLD FORM SECTIONS USING PULTRUDED FRP SECTIONS AS
STIFFENING MATERIAL.

INTRODUCTION.

Cold formed steel is produced by rolling steel into semi-finished or finished goods at relatively
low temperature.

Compared to hot rolled members, CFS thin walled members offer several advantages of
economy and efficiency, including high strength to weight ratio.

Due to their typically large flat width to thickness ratios, CFS sections are inherently susceptible
to local, distortional and global buckling modes.

Fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) pultruded profiles are being increasingly used as structural
members in civil engineering applications. The main advantages of FRP profiles over traditional
materials (such as steel and reinforced concrete) stem from their low self weight, high strength
and reduced maintenance requirements, which are valuable assets in a market with increasing
demand for lighter, more durable and faster construction.

The buckling strength of FRP pultruded beams w.r.t. CFS is relatively high. Use of pultruded
beams as packing in CFS sections can efficiently delay the buckling phenomenon. Hence
improve its flexural performance.

OBJECTIVES

 Stability failure, in the form of local bucking, is the main problem encountered in light
gauge steel members. This local buckling failure occurs well before the material has
reached its yield strength leaving the section under-utilized compared to its full
capacity.
  Development of FRP and CFS composite beams through new innovative sectional
profiles and stiffening arrangements which would either delay or completely eliminate
the local buckling failure thus allowing the section to reach its full load carrying capacity.
 Compare the adequacy of composite sections of FRP and CFS with other materials used
before
 finally arrive to the specific conclusions for field implementation purposes.

METHODOLOGY

Suitable arrangements will be done for the testing of sections using 4 point loading system. The
bonding between CFRP and steel will be ensured to maintain the integrity of the composite
section. The tests will be conducted on the plain CFS section, FRP section and finally conducted
on composite sections. Strength variation will be checked by using different bonding materials
(epoxy,screws).

ROUGH ESTIMMATE

SNO. DESCRIPTION RATE QUANTITY TOTAL

1 FRP BEAMS 2500/METRE 10 25000
2 CFS 60/KG
3 FABRICATION/MISCELLANEOUS 15000
ITEMS