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Behaviour of Cold-Formed SHS Beam-Columns (No. R696)
Published 1994This research report describes a test programme conducted into the behaviour of cold-formed, compact square hollow section beam-columns. the tests were conducted in a purpose built test rig capable of applying load and ...Open AccessReport, Research -
Behaviour of Cold-Formed Slender SHS Beam-Columns (No. R707)
Published 1995This research report describes a test programme conducted into the behaviour of cold-formed square hollow section (SHS) beam-columns of slender cross-section and follows an earlier research report into the behaviour of ...Open AccessReport, Research -
Ductility of G550 Sheet Steels in Tension – Elongation Measurements and Perforated Tests (No. R735)
Published 1996Cold formed structural members are fabricated from sheet steels which must meet various material requirements prescribed in applicable national design standards. The Australian / New Zealand Design Standard allows for the ...Open AccessReport, Research -
Design Model for Bolted Moment End Plate Connections Using Rectangular Hollow Sections (No. R745)
Published 1997The report presents a model for the determination of the ultimate moment capacity of bolted moment end plate connections utilising rectangular hollow sections and two rows of bolts. The model considers the combined effects ...Open AccessReport, Research -
Tests for the Compact Web Slenderness of Cold-Formed Rectangular Hollow Sections (No. R744)
Published 1997This report describes a series of bending tests to examine the influence of web slenderness on the rotation capacity of cold-formed rectangular hollow sections (RHS) for use in plastic design. The results indicate that the ...Open AccessReport, Research -
Bending Tests of Bolted End Plate Connections in Cold Formed Rectangular Hollow Sections (No. R736)
Published 1997The research report describes an experimental investigation into the flexural behaviour of bolted end plate connections joining cold formed square and rectangular hollow sections. A total of twenty six (26) specimens, ...Open AccessReport, Research -
Bifurcation of Locally Buckled Channel Columns (No. R760)
Published 1997The report derives the governing equations for the fundamental and bifurcated states of members with singly symmetric cross-sections that locally buckle in the fundamental state. The members are subject to pure compression ...Open AccessReport, Research -
Screwed Connection Tests of Thin G550 and G300 Sheet Steels (No. R761)
Published 1997Cold formed structural members are fabricated from sheet steels which must meet the material requirements prescribed in applicable national design standards. The Australian / New Zealand Design Standard for cold formed ...Open AccessReport, Research -
Bolted Connection Tests of Thin G550 and G300 Sheet Steels (No. R749)
Published 1997Cold formed structural members are fabricated from sheet steels which must meet the material requirements prescribed in applicable national design standards. The Australian / New Zealand Standard for cold-formed steel ...Open AccessReport, Research -
Tensile Fracture Behaviour of Thin G550 Sheet Steels (No. R773)
Published 1998Cold formed structural members are fabricated from sheet steels which must meet the material requirements prescribed in applicable national design standards. The Australian / New Zealand standard for cold-formed steel ...Open AccessReport, Research -
Tests of Knee Joints in Cold-formed Rectangular Hollow Sections (No. R779)
Published 1998This report describes tests on various types of knee joints for portal frames constructed from cold-formed rectangular hollow sections (RHS). Welded stiffened and unstiffened knee joints, bolted knee joints with end plates, ...Open AccessReport, Research -
New Bolted Connection Design Formulae for G550 and G300 Sheet Steels Less Than 1.0 mm Thick (No. R769)
Published 1998Cold formed structural members are fabricated from sheet steels which must meet the material requirements prescribed in applicable national design standards. The Australian / New Zealand standard for cold-formed steel ...Open AccessReport, Research -
Failure Modes of Bolted Sheet Steel Connections Loaded in Shear (No. R772)
Published 1998Cold formed structural members may be joined with bolted connections, which are designed with the aid of applicable national design standards. The ultimate load carrying capacity of a connection will be governed by one of ...Open AccessReport, Research -
Numerical Modelling of Stainless Steel Plates in Compression (No. R813)
Published 2002The report describes the development of numerical models for analysing stainless steel plates in compression. Material tests on coupons cut in the longitudinal, transverse and diagonal directions are included as are the ...Open AccessReport, Research -
Design Models for Thin-Walled Sections in Bending Containing Unstiffened Elements (No. R820)
Published 2002This report presents a general design procedure for calculating the moment capacity of sections containing unstiffened elements under stress gradients. The method uses the design equations for calculating both elastic and ...Open AccessReport, Research -
Lateral Buckling Strengths of Steel Angle Section Beams (No. R812)
Published 2002The design of unbraced steel angle section beams against biaxial bending and torsion requires the ability to predict their lateral buckling strengths when bent about the major principal axis. Present design code formulations ...Open AccessReport, Research -
Strength Curves for Metal Plates in Compression (No. R821)
Published 2002The report presents a plate strength formulation applicable to metal in general, notably metals with nonlinear stress strain curves, such as aluminium and stainless steel alloys. The formulation is based on a generalised ...Open AccessReport, Research -
Tests of Unstiffened Elements under Combined Compression and Bending (No. R818)
Published 2002Details of a dual-actuator rig developed for testing rectangular plates simply supported on three sides, with the remaining (longitudinal) edge free, under combined uni-axial compression and in-plane bending are presented. ...Open AccessReport, Research -
Compression Tests of Cold-Reduced High Strength Steel Stub Columns (No. R815)
Published 2002This report describes a series of compression tests performed on stub columns fabricated from cold-formed high strength steel plates with nominal yield stress of 550 MPa. The steel is classified as G550 to Australia Standard ...Open AccessReport, Research -
Compression Tests of Cold-Reduced High Strength Steel Long Columns (No. R816)
Published 2002This report describes a series of compression tests performed on long columns fabricated from cold-formed high strength steel plates with nominal yield stress of 550 MPa. The steel is classified as G550 to Australia Standard ...Open AccessReport, Research