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Lecture 13.3 : The Behaviour and Design of Welded Connections between Rectangular Hollow Sections Under Predominantly Static Loading


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1. INTRODUCTION

2. CRITERIA AND MODES OF FAILURE

3. ANALYTICAL MODELS

3.1 Yield Line Model

3.2 Punching Shear Model

3.3 Effective Bracing Width Model

3.4 Shear Failure Model of The Chord

3.5 Chord Wall Bearing or Local Buckling Model

4. TEST EVIDENCE

5. JOINT STRENGTH FORMULAE FOR AXIALLY LOADED JOINTS

6. OTHER TYPES OF JOINTS OR OTHER LOAD CONDITIONS

6.1 Joints Between Circular Bracings and a Rectangular Chord

6.2 Plate or I-Section Connected to RHS Chords

6.3 RHS Joints Loaded by Bending Moments

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

7. DESIGN CHARTS

8. DESIGN PROCEDURE FOR JOINTS IN LATTICE GIRDERS

9. CONCLUDING SUMMARY

10. REFERENCES