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Of particular interest is their buckling behaviour and ultimate strength capacity in columns under compressive loading.
The macrolocking contribution was obtained from the comparison between the ultimate strength achieved in the first half-cycle of loading τu1 and the ultimate strength achieved in the third half-cycle of loading τu3 of the non-lubricated specimens.
Time to deck plate's failure by ultimate strength varies in a wide range depending on the initial designs and corrosion severity at both local plate and global hull girder levels.
The test results indicate that both reinforcing arrangements enhance the ultimate strength greatly in comparison to the control column, and that the full wrapping arrangement is much more effective than the partial wrapping one.
