Eccentric bracing in seismic retrofitting: From full scale tests to numerical FEM analysis

Proceedings of the International Conference in Metal Structures - Steel - A New and Traditional Material for Building

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 455-464

  Barecchia, E ^a   D'Aniello, M ^a   Corte, G Della ^a   Mazzolani, F M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRIDGE DECKS; REINFORCED CONCRETE; RETROFITTING; STEEL; STRUCTURAL METALS; TESTING;

CAPACITY DESIGNS; ECCENTRIC BRACINGS; END CONNECTIONS; EXISTING REINFORCED CONCRETES; EXPERIMENTAL TESTS; FEM ANALYSIS; FULL-SCALE TESTS; HOT-ROLLED; HOT-ROLLED STEELS; NUMERICAL STUDIES; OVER STRENGTHS; PLASTIC SHEARS; SEISMIC RETROFITTING; SHEAR LINKS; TEST RESULTS; VERTICAL SHEARS;

SHEAR STRENGTH;

EID: 60749093889     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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