Abstract: Design provisions for axially compressed rectangular hollow section (RHS) members with slender elements were evaluated using an approximate first-order reliability method analysis. A total of 342 nonlinear finite-element ...

Abstract: In North American steel design specifications, a directional strength-enhancement factor is used to increase the predicted strength of fillet welds subjected to transverse loading (i.e., loading at 90° to the weld ...

Abstract: This paper discusses contemporary design procedures for fillet welds to hollow structural sections (HSS) in several prominent design codes. The structural reliability associated with the directional strength-enhancement ...

Abstract: This paper discusses contemporary design procedures for fillet welds to hollow structural sections (HSS) in several prominent design codes. The structural reliability associated with the directional strength-enhancement ...