Investigation on Lateral Torsional Buckling of steel open-sections

As part of my research project dealing with the design of steel open-sections, to be able to realize a 3 months internship at Georgia Institute of Technology, in collaboration with professor Donald W. White would be a real chance.
My research studies aim at providing, reliable and simple to use design formulae for steel open-sections such as I and H shapes, which would be implemented in new versions of codes.
Lateral Torsional Buckling (L.T.B.) represents one of the main behaviors of steel weakness. To benefit from the expertise and large knowledge of professor Donald W. White respecting to L.T.B. would be an important gain for my research subject.
Moreover, professor White has already carried out deep studies on the subject, and this internship would allow me to (i) acquire more knowledge according to L.T.B. particularities, and (ii) work in collaboration with professor White on the interaction between L.T.B. (global behavior) and local behavior.
So far, the local behavior has already been studied. Consequently, this internship aims at studying the interaction between local behavior and L.T.B. This interaction represents one of the main complexities in steel design suggested in current codes.
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Faculty Supervisor:

Nicolas Boissonnade

Student:

Partner:

Georgia Institute of Technology

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Construction; Manufacturing and Construction; Other

University:

Université Laval

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