Stiffness of stepped T-type RHS joints subjected to axial loading

Harbin Jianzhu Daxue Xuebao/Journal of Harbin University of Civil Engineering and Architecture

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 13-16+27

  Wu, Zhen Yu ^a   Tan, Hui Guang ^a   Zhang, Yao Chun ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Axial loading; Finite element; RHS joints; RHS structures; Stiffness model; Yield line model

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STEEL PIPE; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

AXIAL LOADING; YIELD LINE MODEL;

PIPE JOINTS;

EID: 0036822839     PISSN: 10066780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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