Analysis and testing of thin-walled steel structures

拟议的项目有助于两个方面的重要性，加拿大：a）改进目前的设计规则，钢构件和管道在复杂的负载组合和B）先进的方法，预测其结构响应。预计将从拟议研究中受益的重要经济部门包括钢铁建筑和石油天然气管道行业。受益于拟议研究的其他应用包括核反应堆中的管道系统，石化厂的工业结构，海上钢制平台和海上管道系统。作为钢铁成员国的生产国，加拿大应该从更好地了解它们的行为中受益。改进的钢构件和管道的分析和设计方法为设计人员提供了更全面的基础，以在这些结构的可靠性和经济性之间取得明智的平衡。

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.