Thermal drilling is a sheet metal hole making technique and which is the most cost-effective
and extremely high productivity technique in sheet metal fastenings. Especially, the …

Abstract Steel Hollow Sections (SHS) offer many structural, economical and architectural
advantages in multi-storey and high-rise construction. However, their use is not suitable for a …

This paper investigates the seismic behaviour of extended end plate connections to circular
or square concrete-filled steel tubular (CFST) columns using blind bolts. Both the end plate …

Friction drilling, also called thermal drilling, is a novel sheet metal hole-making process. The
process involves forcing a rotating, pointed tool through a sheet metal workpiece. The …

Friction drilling is a nontraditional hole-making process. A rotating conical tool is applied to
penetrate a hole and create a bushing in a single step without generating chips. Friction …

Moment resisting connections to hollow sections tend to utilise welding and reinforcements
to achieve the stiffness required to resist moment. Blind-bolted connections to hollow …

This paper presents the results of an experimental program investigating blind bolted T-stub
connections to unfilled hollow section columns in the tension and compression regions …

Tension zone of a bolted steel beam-to-column connection can be represented by an
equivalent T-stub to column connection under tensile load as recommended in Eurocode 3 …

The results of an experimental research study involving the testing of four bolted moment-
resisting connections under simulated seismic loading conditions are presented. Each test …

Current state-of-the-art models for steel and composite joints are based on the so-called
component method. These models require knowledge of the behaviour of the relevant joint …