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The paper deals with the problem of ultimate load capacity of thin-walled steel I-girders under the patch load which acts in the web plane of the girder. It considers the patch load type “a” according to EN1993-1-5. The analysed problem is very complex with the girder carrying capacity loss due to buckling of the web under the loaded flange. An experimental research of twelve plate steel girders subjected...