Behavior of four-bolt extended end-plate connection subjected to lateral loading

A considerable number of literatures have been published on the behavior of end-plate connections in ordinary moment-resisting frames. It was found, experimentally, that this type of connection might act as either a fully-rigid or a semi-rigid connection depending mainly on the thickness of the end...

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Main Authors: Elsayed Mashaly, Mohamed El-Heweity, Hamdy Abou-Elfath, Mohamed Osman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-03-01
Series:Alexandria Engineering Journal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110016811000196