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ECCENTRIC CONNECTION [1 record]

Record 1 2016-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Joints and Connections (Construction)
  • Metal Construction
DEF

[A connection of structural steel members] in which the resultant of the applied loads does not pass throught the center of gravity of the fasteners or welds.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Joints et assemblages (Construction)
  • Construction métallique
CONT

Bien que le dimensionnement d’une colonne soit simplifié en considérant que la réaction de la ferme n’est pas excentrique par rapport à l’axe de la colonne, le calcul de l’assemblage excentrique est plus complexe et la fabrication l’est tout autant.

Spanish

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