Influence of shear on plastic bending strength of I cross-sections steel beams

In general, steel beams are stressed by bending and shear. Due to the loading a normal stresses σ and shear stresses τ arise in individual cross-sections of steel beams. But they are usually stressed mainly by bending. This follows both from several theoretical analyzes and especially from the corresponding experiments. Therefore, current standards for the design of steel structures allow the impact of shear to be neglected to a certain level of shear stress of the most stressed - decisive cross-sections of beams (EN 1993-1-1, respectively CSN EN 1993-1-1 and others). However, in the case of shorter beams, especially in places of support and in places of application of concentrated forces, the shear effects of the load can also be significant. In the case of more significant shear effects of the load, the plastic flexural strength of the decisive cross-sections and also the overall load-bearing capacity of the steel beams must be adequately reduced. However, the degree of flexural strength reduction with a significant effect of shear in the case of I cross-sections is still unambiguous. It is therefore important to experimentally investigate steel beams in the area of significant shear effects. The presented article contains selected results of experimental investigation of the significant effect of shear on the flexural strength of steel beams I cross-sections.