Strength of DT tubular joints with brace and chord compression

Journal of Structural Engineering

Volumn 124, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 775-783

  Kang, C T ^a   Moffat, D G ^a   Mistry, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION TESTING; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

AXIAL STRESSES; DOUBLE TEE TUBULAR JOINTS; ULTIMATE STRENGTH;

JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 0032122769     PISSN: 07339445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9445(1998)124:7(775)     Document Type: Article

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