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C. C. Silva et alii, Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale, 50 (2019) 264-275; DOI: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.50.22 271 P ARAMETRIC S TUDY he plates evaluated in this study had Anglo-Saxon, Peiner and Litzka typologies (Tab. 2 shows the geometric ratios for the castellated beam typology patterns and Fig. 8 illustrates their parameters) with an expansion ratio equal to 1.5. This value is usual for the alveolar profile, used by several authors in their experimental and numerical works (Zaarour and Redwood [30]; Bezerra [31]; Vieira [32]). Anglo-Saxon Litzka Peiner p 1.08 d 1.7322 d 1.5 d b w 0.25 d 0.5774 d 0.5 d a 0 0.83 d 1.155 d d b 0.29 d b w /2 b w /2 Table 2 : Geometric parameters for the beams. Figure 8. Definition of geometric parameters for the beams. The parametric study was performed considering four heights, d g , 300, 600, 900 and 1200 mm, covering large and small heights. In relation to the thickness of the castellated web, the web slenderness values ( d g / t w ) equal to 20, 40, 60 and 80 were analyzed, covering larger and smaller slenderness than usual slenderness values. The profiles were modeled with a number of openings, n , equal to 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19 and 21, in order to verify if the increase of the span would influence the stiffness. A total of 432 models were analyzed, with the combinations of properties presented in Fig. 9. Figure 9. Models analyzed in the web rotational stiffness parametric study. d g Typology n d g / t w 300 600 900 1200 Anglo-Saxon Litza Peiner 20 40 60 80 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 T