Sentence examples for brace to chord width from inspiring English sources
The effects of brace to chord width ratio, reinforcement type and reinforced plate thickness on the structural behaviour of SHS T-joints under axial compression were evaluated.
The results reveal that the crack area and the brace to chord width ratio have an important effect on the plastic collapse load of the cracked SHS joints.
The crack area and the brace to chord width ratio are shown to have the most profound effect on the Pc load of cracked SHS K-joints.
A total of 22 joints with different brace to chord width ratio, hollow ratio of chord and shapes of PVC inner tube of chord were tested, in which two traditional hollow joints and two grouted joints were tested for comparison.
A total of eleven SHS T-joints with different brace to chord width ratio was tested, in which four specimens were reinforced with collar plate, four specimens were reinforced with doubler plate and three specimens were unreinforced for comparison.
The effects of brace to chord width ratio, hollow ratio of chord, grout strength and shapes of PVC inner tube of chord on the structural behavior of steel concrete PVC SHS joints under axial compression were evaluated.
The ratio of brace width to chord width of the specimens varied from 0.5 to 1.0 so that failure modes of chord face failure and chord side wall failure were observed.
A formula for determining the maximum linear response moment in an SHS CHS T-joint is derived as a function of brace diameter to chord width ratio, β and chord width to chord wall thickness ratio, 2γ.
The degree of non-linearity from the measured stress distributions around the weld toes of the brace chord junction showed that stress distribution is significantly non-linear, along specified locations for brace diameter to chord width ratios greater than 0.5.
A comparison between CHS-CFSHS T-joints and empty CHS-SHS T-joints showed that CHS-CFSHS T-joints generally have better fatigue behavior compared to their empty counterparts except for the case of extremely large ratio of brace diameter to chord width.
The brace-chord width ratio and the doubler-plate to chord width ratio are the key parameters that influence the load transfer mechanisms and failure modes of the DPR joints, and the configuration suggestions for DPR joints are proposed.
