%0 Journal Article %A Sebastian B. Mendes %D 2013 %J International Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering %B World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology %I Open Science Index 74, 2013 %T Approximate Tension Buckling Capacity of Thin Edge-Cracked Web Plate Subjected to Pure Bending %U https://publications.waset.org/pdf/15693 %V 74 %X The presence of a vertical edge-crack within a web plate subjected to pure bending induces local compressive stresses about the crack which may cause tension buckling. Approximate theoretical expressions were derived for the critical far-field tensile stress and bending moment capacity of an edge-cracked web plate associated with tension buckling. These expressions were validated with finite element analyses and used to investigate the possibility of tension buckling in web-cracked trial girders. It was found that tension buckling is an unlikely occurrence unless the web is relatively thin or the crack is very long. %P 198 - 204