Evaluation of the Load-Carrying Capacity of Plate-Reinforced Permanent Steel Formwork Attached to H-Shaped Steel under Construction Loads
This study evaluates the load-carrying capacity of a plate-reinforced permanent steel formwork attached to an H-shaped steel girder under construction loads. Four specimens with different reinforcing plate configurations were tested under monotonic loading, and the results were compared with nominal strengths calculated according to the Korean Design Standards (KDS 41 31 00). All specimens failed by local buckling of the reinforcing plates. Specimens with irregular reinforcing plate configurations showed higher load-carrying capacities than those with rectangular plates. The experimental strengths exceeded the calculated strengths by 1.44-2.16 times, indicating that the current design method provides a conservative assessment. Based on the test results, a correction factor of 1.3 is proposed for a more rational evaluation of the construction-stage performance of permanent steel formwork systems.