This paper summarizes the proposed fatigue design curves for three different thin-walled T-joints following the testing of 99 specimens in the as welded condition. The specimens are made up of cold-formed high-strength thin-walled (t<4mm) circular hollow sections (CHS) and square hollow sections (SHS). Fatigue tests were carried out under constant amplitude stress range on thin CHS-CHS, CHS-SHS and SHS-SHS T-joints, for the load "in-plane bending in the brace". Fatigue failure occurred in chord members of thicknesses 3mm, 3mm and 3.2mm for SHS-SHS, CHS-SHS and CHS-CHS T-joints respectively. Different options are recommended for the design of the T-joints based on the deterministic method and least-squares method of statistical analysis.

Item Type:	Refereed Article
Research Division:	Engineering
Research Group:	Civil Engineering
Research Field:	Structural Engineering
Objective Division:	Construction
Objective Group:	Construction Materials Performance and Processes
Objective Field:	Metals (e.g. Composites, Coatings, Bonding)
UTAS Author:	Mashiri, FR (Dr Fidelis Mashiri)
ID Code:	45509
Year Published:	2006
Deposited By:	Engineering
Deposited On:	2007-07-23
Last Modified:	2011-11-30
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