Ductile web fracture initiation in steel shear links

Journal of Structural Engineering

Volumn 132, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1192-1200

  Chao, Shih Ho ^a   Khandelwal, Kapil ^a   El Tawil, Sherif ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Bracing; Buckling; Ductility; Finite element method; Fractures; Frames; Steel

Indexed keywords

BRACING; DUCTILE FRACTURE INITIATION; SEISMIC SPECIFICATIONS; STEEL SHEAR LINKS;

BUCKLING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DUCTILITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE; SEISMIC PROSPECTING; STEEL TANKS; STRUCTURAL FRAMES;

CRACK INITIATION;

EID: 33746210164     PISSN: 07339445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9445(2006)132:8(1192)     Document Type: Article

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