Effect of moment gradient and load height with respect to centroid on the reliability of wide flange steel beams subject to elastic lateral torsional buckling

• Published in: Engineering structures Vol. 150; pp. 656 - 664
• Main Authors: Eamon, Christopher D., Lamb, Alexander W., Patki, Kapil
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2017; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Bending; Buckling; Buildings; Curvature; Dead loads; Differential equations; Load resistance; Random variables; Reliability; Reliability aspects; Stability; Static loads; Steel; Steel beams; Steel structures; Structural steels; Reliability; Steel structures; Stability

•The reliability of steel beams subjected to elastic lateral torsional buckling was investigated.•Beams were designed according to AISC Specifications.•The effects of moment gradient and load height were investigated.•Significant discrepancies between code-expected and calculated safety levels were...