CHS Vierendeel frames 3

[phuduhudu]

I am looking for information on joint capacities for a vierendeel frame made up of CHS members. I have formulae for joint plastification for bracing members in CHS to CHS connections but these are only for axial forces.

Carl Bauer

http://www.bauerconsultbotswana.com

 

[csd72]

Cant offer you any specific advice, but the followwing 2 websites may help:

http://www.cidect.com/en/Publications/

http://www.aisc.org/Template.cfm?Se...50224&PressReleaseCategoryID=1&ShowArchives=0

I cant gurantee that either of them has what you are looking for.

 

[dik]

"Hollow Structural Section: Connections and Trusses - A Design Guide" by Jeff Packer is one of the better HSS design manuals currently published.

Dik

 

[Ussuri]

http://www.corusconstruction.com/fi...tion/Tubes/CT16-SHS Welded Joints 9-08-05.pdf

This may be of some interest. It is a design guide for hollow section joints published by Corus. It is based on CIDECT recommendations from the link csd72 suggested.

It covers both SHS/RHS/CHS for tension compression and in and out of plane bending.

There a number of supplements as well and you can find these on the corus website too.