ABSTRACT

The specimen was connected to a counterbeam with negligible deformability. Displacement transducers located as in figure 4 made it possible to determine: a) the connection

at 300 mm from the plane of the connection (two transdu-

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were subject to a horizontal force applied to the upper end of the beam stub so to give rise in the connection to bending moment and

Fig. 5 shear. In order to response, the load unloading cycles.