SCF Formulae for Fatigue Design of K-Connections between Square Hollow Sections

Journal of Constructional Steel Research

Volumn 43, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 87-118

  Van Wingerde, Arno M ^a   Packer, Jeffrey A ^a   Wardenier, Jaap ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULI; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

HOLLOW STRUCTURAL SECTION (HSS) CONNECTIONS; STRESS CONCENTRATION FACTORS (SCF);

CONNECTORS (STRUCTURAL);

DESIGN; FATIGUE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STRESS CONCENTRATION FACTOR;

EID: 0031180183     PISSN: 0143974X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0143-974X(97)00026-6     Document Type: Article

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