Review of tests on bolted joints between pultruded GRP profiles

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Structures and Buildings

Volumn 157, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 211-233

  Turvey, G J ^a   Cooper, C ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Composite structures; Strength and testing of materials; Structural frameworks

Indexed keywords

COLUMNS (STRUCTURAL); DATA REDUCTION; FLANGES; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); REINFORCED PLASTICS; STIFFNESS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRUCTURES (BUILT OBJECTS);

FLANGE CLEATS; GLASS REINFORCED PLASTICS (GRP); ROTATIONAL STIFFNESS; WEB CLEATS;

CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION;

JOINT; ROTATION;

EID: 3042801438     PISSN: 09650911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/stbu.2004.157.3.211     Document Type: Article

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