To increase the shear capacity of large steel plate girders, shaped webs may be used; in this situation, the web plate is first cold-formed with waves or corrugations usually parallel to the web depth and then welded to the flanges. Although many types of corrugations are possible, trapezoidal and sinusoidal corrugations have received the most attention.
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