Tension capacity of very high strength (VHS) circular steel tubes after welding

Advances in Structural Engineering

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 285-296

  Jiao, Hui ^a   Zhao, Xiao Ling ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Circular tubes; High strength steel; Tension capacity; Thin walled sections; Welding

Indexed keywords

BUTT WELDING; HEAT AFFECTED ZONE; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); TENSILE STRENGTH; THIN WALLED STRUCTURES; WELDS;

CIRCULAR TUBES; HIGH STRENGTH STEEL; TENSION CAPACITY; THIN WALLED SECTIONS;

TUBULAR STEEL STRUCTURES;

EID: 4344609751     PISSN: 13694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1260/1369433041653534     Document Type: Article

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