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Design recommendations for axially loaded elliptical hollow section X and T joints
Author(s) -
Wardenier Jaap,
Choo Yoo Sang,
Packer Jeffrey A.,
van der Vegte Gerhardus J.,
Shen Wei
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
steel construction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.443
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 1867-0539
pISSN - 1867-0520
DOI - 10.1002/stco.201410021
Subject(s) - section (typography) , axial symmetry , parametric statistics , welding , structural engineering , engineering , finite element method , mechanical engineering , engineering drawing , materials science , computer science , mathematics , statistics , operating system
This paper presents a summary, with background information, of the design recommendations developed recently for axially loaded X and T joints between elliptical hollow sections (EHS). These recommendations are based on experimental tests, finite element (FE) calibration and parametric studies carried out in a collaborative research programme between the universities of Singapore, Toronto and Delft. The strength equations are presented in a similar manner to those currently adopted for circular hollow section (CHS) joints and rectangular hollow section (RHS) joints in ISO 14346 (2013). The ISO recommendations are based on, and are similar to, those of the International Institute of Welding, IIW‐XV‐E, which were also published by the Comité International pour le Développement et l’Etude de la Construction Tubulaire (CIDECT) in recent editions of their Design Guides.