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Structural Behavior of Tubular Joints With Wing Plates

Bouwkamp, Jack G.

UCB/SESM-1967/32, Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 1967-11, 60 pages (500/C23/67/32)

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of wing plates or external gusset plates in a large-size tubular joint under both static and alternating loads. This type of design was used for platforms located in Cook Inlet, Alaska.

Available online: http://nisee.berkeley.edu/documents/SEMM/SEMM-67-32.pdf (4 MB)