Parametric study of strength of tubular multiplanar KK-joints

Journal of Structural Engineering

Volumn 122, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 893-904

  Lee, M M K ^a   Wilmshurst, S R ^b  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MOTT MACDONALD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OFFSHORE STRUCTURES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TUBULAR STEEL STRUCTURES;

CIRCULAR HOLLOW SECTION JOINTS; MULTIPLANAR KK JOINTS; ONSHORE STRUCTURES; STATIC STRENGTH;

JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 0030216203     PISSN: 07339445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9445(1996)122:8(893)     Document Type: Article

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