The basic idea of detailing a beam-to-column connection capable of transmitting moments from one member to the other - by using angles and fasteners, is almost as old as structural steel itself. The author witnessed the demolishing of old houses in Montreal, where this type of connection had been used. Up until today, however, the angle-connection has been applied to relatively low (max. three stories) buildings; and only to a very limited extent. The reason behind this hesitancy can be traced to the unknown and highly complicated nature of the angle connection, and to the fact, that in an elastic design - a plastic hinge with clearly non-linear characteriatics was to be incorporated. [...]
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.117578 |
| Date | January 1965 |
| Creators | Csagoly, P. F. |
| Contributors | De Stein, J. (Supervisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Engineering. (Department of Civil Engineering. ) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: NNNNNNNNN, Theses scanned by McGill Library. |
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