Comparative study of some mechanical connections in cold formed steel

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 109-116

  Lennon, R ^a   Pedreschi, R ^a   Sinha, B P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLD WORKING; ELASTOPLASTICITY; SHEAR STRENGTH; STEEL; STEEL SHEET;

COLD FORMED STEEL;

STRUCTURAL METALS;

EID: 0032625312     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0950-0618(99)00018-5     Document Type: Article

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