RESISTANCE OF TENSION BRACE IN PLUG & PLAY N SHAPE RHS TRUSS CONNECTION

The paper presents concept of RHS truss with N-shape connections in the plug & play form, made in non-welded technology. The procedure of calculating the resistance of tension brace truss connection was presented, using the component method. The results of obtained resistance of joint was compared with the tension bracing RHS strut resistance and the usefulness of the concept considered was determined.

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