An experimental study of cold formed steel trusses using mechanical clinching

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 921-931

  Pedreschi, R F ^a   Sinha, B P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Connections; Steel; Structures; Testing; Trusses

Indexed keywords

CONNECTORS (STRUCTURAL); MECHANICAL TESTING; STEEL;

COLD FORMED STEEL TRUSSES; MECHANICAL CLINCHING; NODAL CONNECTIONS;

TRUSSES;

EID: 40649114532     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2006.12.014     Document Type: Article

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