their conclusions as follows: increasing : the width of the increased the ultimate strength of the connection considerably, but not as as would be suggested by the the design formulae for the load gave an overoptimistic result in almost aJl cases. that they misused the design the expressions were unclear. 2.1 Flange width It is calculate the width of the tapered flange, B'f, exactly from the connection details, because affects the local resistance of connections directly. In 4.4(a) of the recommendation, there of imposed on B'f. details.

doi:10.1201/9781482271355-140

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their conclusions as follows: increasing

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the width of the increased the ultimate strength of the connection considerably, but not as as would be suggested by the the design formulae for the load gave an overoptimistic result in almost aJl cases. that they misused the design the expressions were unclear. 2.1 Flange width It is calculate the width of the tapered flange, B'f, exactly from the connection details, because affects the local resistance of connections directly. In 4.4(a) of the recommendation, there of imposed on B'f. details.

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Some of their conclusions were as follows: (a) increasing the width of the stiffening and the thickness of the tubular column increased the ultimate strength of the connection considerably, but not as much as would be suggested by the design formulae; and (b) the design formulae for the ultimate load gave an overoptimistic result in almost aJl cases. However, it appears that they have misused the design formulae because the expressions were unclear.