Proceedings of the ... International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, Volume 18, Part 2American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1999 - Arctic regions |
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... Brace Length . The chord / brace length of the joint in the tests have significant influence on the joint capacity since the structural mechanism of the short chord / brace joint is totally different from the long chord / brace joint ...
... Brace Length . The chord / brace length of the joint in the tests have significant influence on the joint capacity since the structural mechanism of the short chord / brace joint is totally different from the long chord / brace joint ...
Page 279
... brace for which joint capacity is checked ( denoted the ' reference ' brace ) , and for each load case , with summation being carried out for all braces present at the joint . In the summation , the cosine term expresses the influence of ...
... brace for which joint capacity is checked ( denoted the ' reference ' brace ) , and for each load case , with summation being carried out for all braces present at the joint . In the summation , the cosine term expresses the influence of ...
Page 300
... Bracing System The reliability analysis is carried out for transverse brace 3101 and X - brace 3151 , see Figure 3. Table 3 presents geometrical properties of these braces . Table 4 presents the nominal values for axial compressive ...
... Bracing System The reliability analysis is carried out for transverse brace 3101 and X - brace 3151 , see Figure 3. Table 3 presents geometrical properties of these braces . Table 4 presents the nominal values for axial compressive ...
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