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Flexural Behavior Of Thermoplastic Beams With And Without Frp Reinforcement, Hilmi Coskun Oct 1997

Flexural Behavior Of Thermoplastic Beams With And Without Frp Reinforcement, Hilmi Coskun

Civil & Environmental Engineering Theses & Dissertations

This thesis presents the results of an experimental and theoretical study of the flexural behavior of thermoplastic beams with and without fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP) rebars. Tests are conducted on commercially available thermoplastic beams known as Seatimber. The normal stress-strain relations of both the thermoplastic material and FRP rebars are obtained in tension and compression experimentally. These mechanical property curves are then used as part of the input for developing the theoretical moment-curvature relations using an iterative equilibrium procedure. The moment-curvature relations are in turn used for predicting the beam load-deflection curves via the central finite-difference procedure. Behavior predictions are made …

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Seismic Performance Of Confined Sill Plate Connections, Joseph M. Bracci, Rebecca F. Stromatt, David Pollock Jan 1996

Seismic Performance Of Confined Sill Plate Connections, Joseph M. Bracci, Rebecca F. Stromatt, David Pollock

Faculty Publications - Biomedical, Mechanical, and Civil Engineering

In the aftermath of the 1994 Northridge earthquake, extensive field investigations revealed damage in wood frame construction in the form of splitting of the 2 X 4 or 2 X 6 wood sill plates along the line of anchor bolts that typically connect shear walls to the masonry or concrete foundation. Due to the severity of such brittle failures, the city of Los Angeles has recently restricted the use of 2X dimension lumber in sill plates and requires the use of 3X dimension lumber. This paper presents an experimental investigation of the performance of 2X dimension lumber sill plate connections …

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Lrfd For Engineered Wood Structures - Connection Behavioral Equations, Thomas E. Mclain, Lawrence A. Soltis, David Pollock, Thomas L. Wilkinson Jan 1993

Lrfd For Engineered Wood Structures - Connection Behavioral Equations, Thomas E. Mclain, Lawrence A. Soltis, David Pollock, Thomas L. Wilkinson

Faculty Publications - Biomedical, Mechanical, and Civil Engineering

A new design specification for engineered wood structures has been proposed in load and resistance factor design (LRFD) format. This paper provides an overview of the proposed LRFD connections design criteria. The connections design provisions are, in part, calibrated from allowable stress design provisions. Major changes from historic practice, however, result from a change in behavioral equations to a theoretical base for predicting the lateral strength of connections using bolts, screws, and nails. New provisions for axial withdrawal of driven and turned fasteners, as well as combined axial and lateral loading criteria are also proposed. Safety levels were calibrated to …

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Carrying Capacity And Cracking Resistance At The Support Zone Of Halving Joints In Reinforced Concrete Beams, H. W. Chung Jun 1989

Carrying Capacity And Cracking Resistance At The Support Zone Of Halving Joints In Reinforced Concrete Beams, H. W. Chung

Tanzania Journal of Engineering and Technology (TJET)

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Carrying Capacity And Cracking Resistance Of The Bracket, S. Mpinzire Jun 1989

Carrying Capacity And Cracking Resistance Of The Bracket, S. Mpinzire

Tanzania Journal of Engineering and Technology (TJET)

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Direct Design Of A Portal Frame, Angel Fajardo Ugaz May 1971

Direct Design Of A Portal Frame, Angel Fajardo Ugaz

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This investigation was undertaken to develop plastic design aids to be used in the direct design of optimum frames. It uses the concept of minimum weight of plastically designed steel frames, and the concept of linear programming to obtain general solutions. Among the special characteristics of this study are: A. The integration of both gravity and combined loading conditions into one linear programming problem. B. The application of the revised simplex method to the dual of a parametric original problem. C. The application of A and B above in the development of design aids for the optimum design of symmetrical …

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