AWS vs International Design Rules for circular tubular K-connections

Engineering Structures

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 259-266

  Kurobane, Yoshiaki ^a   Ochi, Kenshi ^a  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Connection; Local buckling; Multiplanar connection; Size effect; Tubular joint; Ultimate capacity

Indexed keywords

BEARING CAPACITY; BUCKLING; FRACTURE; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; WELDING CODES;

CIRCULAR TUBULAR K CONNECTIONS; MULTIPLANAR CONNECTIONS; ULTIMATE CAPACITY;

WELDS;

EID: 0031102593     PISSN: 01410296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-0296(96)00101-0     Document Type: Article

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