Analysis and testing of thin-walled steel structures

拟议的项目对加拿大有两个方面的重要性：a)改进复杂荷载组合下钢构件和管道的现行设计规则，b)改进预测其结构响应的方法。预计将在很大程度上从拟议的研究中受益的关键经济部门包括钢铁建筑和石油和天然气管道行业。其他受益于拟议研究的应用包括核反应堆的管道系统、石化工厂的工业结构、钢铁海上平台和海上管道系统。作为钢铁成员国的生产国，加拿大应该受益于对它们行为的更好理解。改进的钢构件和管道的分析和设计方法为设计者提供了更全面的基础，以便在这些结构的可靠性和经济性之间取得知情的平衡。

The proposed project contributes to two aspects of importance to Canada: a) improving current design rules for steel members and pipelines under complex load combinations and b) advancing methods for predicting their structural response. Vital sectors of the economy expected to largely benefit from the proposed research include the steel construction and the oil and gas pipeline industries. Other applications benefiting from the proposed research include piping systems in nuclear reactors, industrial structures in petro-chemical plants, steel offshore platforms, and offshore pipeline systems. As a producer of steel members, Canada should benefit from an improved understanding of their behaviour. Improved analysis and design methods of steel members and pipelines provides designers a more thorough basis to strike an informed balance between the reliability and economy of these structures.