tests : at midheight. Loading then occurred in two stages. In the levels indicated in Table 1 and axial column load P was applied to failure. After the subassemblage tests, material yield stresses were that the analysis was terminated prematurely to numerical divergence. typical load deflection plot is in Fig 2 together with the at the University of in ref 6. The close correspondence is apparent. results of some 'design' calculations ,which

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ST2 Web cleats Major 0 73.3 598 671 671 1.00 ST3 Web cleats Minor 41.0 44.0 452 537 520 1.03 ST4 Flange cleats Major 110.0 110.0 463 683* 760 0.90* ST6 Flange cleats Minor 41.4 43.0 510 594 520 1.14 ST7 Flange cleats Minor 0 40.0 484 524 526 1.00 ST8 Web and seat Minor 67.0 70.0 362 499 518 0.96 ST9 Flush end plate Minor 83.0 85.0 343 511 486 1.05 ST10 Extended end plate Major 93.0 100.6 403 597* 743 0.80*

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