Reliability assessment of the post-limit stiffness and ductility of steel joints

Journal of Constructional Steel Research

Volumn 60, Issue 3-5, 2004, Pages 635-648

  Gervásio, Helena ^a   Simoes da Silva, L ^b   Borges, L ^b  

^a GIPAMB Consulting Engineers Ltd   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Ductility; Monte Carlo method; Reliability; Steel joints

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DUCTILITY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROBABILITY; RELIABILITY; STEEL; STIFFNESS;

NONLINEAR RESPONSES;

JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

STEEL; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL JOINT;

EID: 0347985617     PISSN: 0143974X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0143-974X(03)00145-7     Document Type: Article

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