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-
HOLES f/> 21.5 BOLTS Fig. 3
M 20 GRADE 8.8
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.