Welded connections according to Eurocode 9. Design on joints in aluminium
conference paper
In the past two decades considerabie research effort has been put into welded aluminium connections in order to better understand their structural behaviour and up-date the design rules in the existing standards at the time (Ref. 1).
Since weids in aluminium are more critical compared to steel, the above research effort had high priority.
Based on the results of the above study the British Standard BS 8118 (Ref. 2), the Dutch Standard NEN 6710 (Ref. 3) and also Eurocode 9 (Ref. 4) adopted the up-dated design nules. The laffer allow for design strength of the welded connection, which approximates its actual strength much better than the former design nules did. The paper reports on the design guidance as given by Eurocode 9 (Ref. 4) including background information where relevant.
Since weids in aluminium are more critical compared to steel, the above research effort had high priority.
Based on the results of the above study the British Standard BS 8118 (Ref. 2), the Dutch Standard NEN 6710 (Ref. 3) and also Eurocode 9 (Ref. 4) adopted the up-dated design nules. The laffer allow for design strength of the welded connection, which approximates its actual strength much better than the former design nules did. The paper reports on the design guidance as given by Eurocode 9 (Ref. 4) including background information where relevant.
TNO Identifier
329280
Source title
7th International Conference on Joints in Aluminium, INALCO '98, Cambridge, UK, 15-17 April
Pages
1-12
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