Effects of boundary conditions and chord stresses on static strength of thick-walled CHS K-joints

Journal of Constructional Steel Research

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 316-328

  Choo, Y S ^a   Qian, X D ^a   Wardenier, J ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chord stresses; Circular hollow section (CHS); Finite element analysis; Joint strength; K joint; Thick walled joint; Tubular structure

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESSES; STRUCTURAL FRAMES; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

CHORD STRESSES; CIRCULAR HOLLOW SECTION (CHS); JOINT STRENGTH; K-JOINT; LOAD DISTRIBUTION; THICK-WALLED JOINTS; TUBULAR STRUCTURES;

JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 29144463697     PISSN: 0143974X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcsr.2005.08.001     Document Type: Article

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