Structural assessment of minor axis steel joints using photoelasticity and finite elements

Journal of Constructional Steel Research

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 466-478

  de Lima, Luciano R O ^a   Freire, José L de F ^b   Vellasco, Pedro C G da S ^a   Andrade, Sebastião A L de ^b   Silva, José G S da ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Finite element modelling; Minor axis semi rigid joints; Photoelasticity; Structural steel joints

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); BUILDING MATERIALS; COLUMNS (STRUCTURAL); ELASTICITY; MODAL ANALYSIS; PHOTOELASTICITY; PHYSICAL OPTICS; PROCESS ENGINEERING; STEEL; STEEL STRUCTURES;

BEAM FLANGES; COLUMN JOINTS; COMPRESSIVE FORCES; DESIGN PROCESSES; FINITE ELEMENT MODELLING; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; FINITE ELEMENTS; MAJOR AXIS; MINOR AXIS; MINOR AXIS SEMI-RIGID JOINTS; OTHER APPLICATIONS; REFLECTION PHOTOELASTICITIES; SEMI-RIGID; STEEL JOINTS; STEEL PORTAL FRAMES; STRAIN DISTRIBUTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSESSMENTS; STRUCTURAL BEHAVIOURS; STRUCTURAL JOINTS; STRUCTURAL RESPONSES; STRUCTURAL STEEL JOINTS; TRANSVERSE STIFFENERS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 56949103537     PISSN: 0143974X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcsr.2008.01.030     Document Type: Article

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