A thin-webbed welded steel plate girder (h/t = 370:1) was tested up to an average shear stress of 13 ksi, or three times the Timoshenko critical load. Local yielding occurred during the initial loading, but subsequent performance was elastic. Strains were recorded in two panels (d/h = 0.5) subjected to combined shear and bending, and in the adjacent stiffeners and flanges.

De Stein, J. (Supervisor)