Collapse of semi-rigidly jointed reticulated domes with initial geometric imperfections

Journal of Constructional Steel Research

Volumn 48, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 145-168

  Kato, Shiro ^a   Mutoh, Itaru ^b   Shomura, Masaaki ^c  

^a TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b GIFU NATIONAL COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c Naka Nippon Consultants   (Japan)

Author keywords

Buckling loads; Column strength curves; Geometric imperfections; Reticulated domes; Semi rigid connection

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; COLUMNS (STRUCTURAL); DEFECTS; DOMES; ELASTOPLASTICITY; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); STEEL BEAMS AND GIRDERS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

COLUMN STRENGTH CURVES; RETICULATED DOMES;

STEEL STRUCTURES;

EID: 0032207362     PISSN: 0143974X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0143-974X(98)00199-0     Document Type: Article

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