Finite element investigation of steel built-up shear links subjected to inelastic deformations

Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 195-203

  Dusicka, Peter ^a   Itani, Ahmad M ^b   Buckle, Ian G ^b  

^a Portland State University   (United States)

^b University of Nevada   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite element investigation; Inelastic deformation; Shear link; Steel built up

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; CRACK INITIATION; ELASTOPLASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HARDENING; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; SHEAR STRENGTH; WELDING;

FINITE ELEMENT INVESTIGATION; INELASTIC DEFORMATION; SHEAR LINK; STEEL BUILT-UP;

STEEL BEAMS AND GIRDERS;

EID: 11844288341     PISSN: 16713664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02858234     Document Type: Article

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