Modelagem numérica de elementos tracionados em aço inoxidável com parafusos defasados

Abstract

Currently, the use of stainless steel in structural elements is considered an extravagant solution to structural engineering s problems. However, changes in attitudes within civil construction, global transition to sustainable development and environmental impacts reduction have certainly caused an increase in the use of stainless steel. Today, the codes for design of stainless steel are largely based on assumed analogies with the behavior of structures developed with carbon steel. However, stainless steel present four non-linear tension versus strain curves (tension and compression, parallel and perpendicular to the lamination material) without yielding plateau and strain hardening zones clearly defined, thus changing the overall behavior of the structures that use it. In Structural elements subjected to axial forces of tension, the net section rupture usually represents one of its controlling ultimate limit states. In order to evaluate the tensile resistance of structural components bolted stainless steel S304, this work provides a numerical model based on the finite element method using the program ANSYS (version 11). The non-linear of the material was considered by the criterion of Von Mises and stress versus strain true curves. The geometric nonlinearity was introduced into the model through the formulation of Lagrange Updated. The numerical model was calibrated based on experimental results, from rigid alternate bolted connection, which do not occur any rotation among the members, transferring any bending moment, only normal and shear internal forces.