Strength and rotational stiffness of simple connections to tubular columns using flowdrill connectors

Journal of Constructional Steel Research

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 15-34

  France, John E ^a   Buick Davison, J ^a   Kirby, Patrick A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flowdrill; Simple connections; Tubes

Indexed keywords

COLUMNS (STRUCTURAL); CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; CONNECTORS (STRUCTURAL); DRILLING; STEEL BEAMS AND GIRDERS; STIFFNESS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRUCTURAL FRAMES; TUBULAR STEEL STRUCTURES;

FLOWDRILL CONNECTORS;

BOLTED JOINTS;

TUBULAR COLUMN;

EID: 0345086448     PISSN: 0143974X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0143-974X(98)00236-3     Document Type: Article

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