Stiffness prediction for bolted moment-connections between cold-formed steel members

Journal of Constructional Steel Research

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 85-107

  Lim, J B P ^a   Nethercot, D A ^b  

^a Steel Construction Institute   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bolt hole elongation; Bolts; Cold formed steel; Connections; Joints; Steel structures; Structural design

Indexed keywords

COLD FORMING MACHINES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PORTALS; STIFFNESS;

APEX JOINTS;

STEEL;

STEEL; STIFFNESS;

EID: 0142197618     PISSN: 0143974X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0143-974X(03)00105-6     Document Type: Article

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