Factors influencing the strength of mechanical clinching

International Specialty Conference on Cold-Formed Steel Structures: Recent Research and Developments in Cold-Formed Steel Design and Construction

Volumn , Issue , 1998, Pages 549-562

  Pedreschi, Remo ^a   Sinha, Braj ^a   Davies, Russell ^b   Lennon, Rory ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b Elliot and Co Structural Engineers

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOCAL CUTTING; MECHANICAL CLINCHING; MULTI-LAYER CONNECTIONS;

ERROR ANALYSIS; INSTALLATION; LOADS (FORCES); METAL FORMING; QUALITY CONTROL; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

STEEL STRUCTURES;

EID: 3042518891     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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