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LIST <strong>OF</strong> ILLUSTRATI<strong>ON</strong>S<br />

Figure Page<br />

1-1 Failure Modes For A Bolted End-Plate Connection.(a) Thin, (b)<br />

Intermediate, And (c) Thick ..................................................................................................................... 2<br />

1-2 Typical Extended End-Plate Connection With Circular Bolt Pattern<br />

Configuration .......................................................................................................................................... 5<br />

2-1 End-Plate Connection Decomposition According To Eurocode-3 [7] ................................................... 17<br />

2-2 Free-Body Diagram Of A T-Stubs Connection. ..................................................................................... 19<br />

2-3 Tension Angle Free-Body Diagram ....................................................................................................... 20<br />

3-1 Bolt Pattern Configurations, (a) Line, (b) Square, And (c) Circular. ...................................................... 23<br />

3-2 Final Product Of The TS-L Specimen ................................................................................................... 24<br />

3-3 Final Product Of The TS-S Specimen .................................................................................................. 25<br />

3-4 Final Product Of The TS-C Specimen .................................................................................................. 25<br />

3-5 Deformed Shape Of The T-Stubs With Line Bolt Pattern (κi Is<br />

Curvature In Direction i) ....................................................................................................................... 26<br />

3-6 Deformed Shape Of The T-Stubs With Circulare Bolt Pattern (κi , And<br />

κj Are Curvature In Direction i, And j Respectively) ............................................................................. 27<br />

3-7 The Instrumented Bolt ........................................................................................................................... 28<br />

3-8 Schematic Drawing Of The Test Setup Used To Verify The<br />

Functionality Of The Strain Gauges ..................................................................................................... 30<br />

3-9 Test Setup Used To Verify The Functionality Of The Strain Gauges. ................................................... 30<br />

3-10 Schematic Of The MLT-BL2 Strain Gauge ......................................................................................... 31<br />

3-11 T-Stubs Test Setup With Line Bolt Pattern .......................................................................................... 32<br />

3-12 T-Stubs Test Setup With Square Bolt Pattern ..................................................................................... 33<br />

3-13 T-Stubs Test Setup With Circular Bolt Pattern .................................................................................... 33<br />

3-14 Applied Force Vs. Flange Separation Response Of The T-Stubs<br />

With Various Bolt Pattern Configuration ............................................................................................... 36<br />

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