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Abstract

The paper is devoted to stability of repeatedly bent flange of a thin-walled beam. In classical approach each segment of the flange is considered as a simple plate. The paper provides an analytical description of the whole flange as a thin-walled structure with the use of an energetic method. An explicit formula defining the critical load of the flange was obtained. This enables to perform a numerical analysis of a family of thin-walled beams. Additionally, a numerical analysis with FEM was carried out. The results of both approaches have been compared. (© 2004 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)