TY - JFULL AU - Sebastian B. Mendes PY - 2013/3/ TI - Approximate Tension Buckling Capacity of Thin Edge-Cracked Web Plate Subjected to Pure Bending T2 - International Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering SP - 197 EP - 204 VL - 7 SN - 1307-6892 UR - https://publications.waset.org/pdf/15693 PU - World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology NX - Open Science Index 74, 2013 N2 - 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. ER -