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Lecture 13.2 : The Behaviour and Design of Welded Connections between Circular Hollow Sections under Predominantly Static Loading


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1. INTRODUCTION

2. CRITERIA AND MODES OF FAILURE

3. ANALYTICAL MODELS

3.1 Ring Model (Figure 3a)

3.2 Punching Shear Model

3.3 Shear Model

4. TEST EVIDENCE

5. STRENGTH FORMULAE FOR AXIALLY LOADED JOINTS

6. OTHER TYPES OF JOINTS OR OTHER LOAD CONDITIONS

6.1 Special Types of Welded CHS Joints

6.2 Plate or I-Section Connected to CHS Chords

6.3 CHS Joints Loaded by Bending Moments

6.4 Multiplanar CHS Joints (KK- and TT-Connections)

7. DESIGN CHARTS

8. DESIGN PROCEDURE FOR JOINTS IN LATTICE GIRDERS

9. CONCLUDING SUMMARY

10. REFERENCES