Abstract: AbstractThis paper presents a detailed study of the fracture behavior and ultimate resistance of bolted lap joints that fail by shear-out rupture, including laboratory tests, detailed computational simulations of ductile ...

Abstract: Current methods for designing steel structures, such as load and resistance factor design (LRFD) are based on safety checks of individual members derived from elastic analysis. The next generation of steel design methods ...

Abstract: AbstractThe paper investigates the design rules for built-up cold-formed steel columns, focusing on local and distortional (sectional) buckling. The accuracy of current design methods is studied through a comprehensive ...