Simplified method for design of stiffened and unstiffened structural tee hangers

Structural tee hangers are a popular tension connection, yet current design procedures are cumbersome, and excessively conservative. Also, no provisions are made for the additional strength gain due to stiffeners. Past research has shown that the design of these connections is controlled by either p...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Otegui, Michael A.
Other Authors: Civil Engineering
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/44971
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-10022008-063105/