Experimental study of local buckling, overstrength, and fracture of links in eccentrically braced frames

Journal of Structural Engineering

Volumn 131, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1526-1535

  Okazaki, Taichiro ^a   Arce, Gabriela ^b   Ryu, Han Choul ^c   Engelhardt, Michael D ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b Estruconsult   (Costa Rica)

^c Englekirk and Sabol Consulting Structural Engineers Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Buckling; Cyclic tests; Flanges; Fractures; Loading history; Seismic design; Slenderness ratio; Steel structures

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC TESTS; LOADING HISTORY; SEISMIC DESIGN; SLENDERNESS RATIO;

BENDING STRENGTH; BUCKLING; CYCLIC LOADS; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FLANGES; FRACTURE; RESEARCH; STEEL STRUCTURES;

STRUCTURAL FRAMES;

EID: 26644445715     PISSN: 07339445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9445(2005)131:10(1526)     Document Type: Article

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