Mechanical Behaviors of a Symmetrical Bolt Fasten Wedge Active Joint for Braced Excavations

Joint-failure of steel tube bracing structures usually causes an excavation accident. A symmetrical bolt fasten wedge (BFW) active joint has been innovatively developed in this paper, which overcomes the shortcomings of the traditional steel wedge (SW) active joint. Three full-scale BFW active joint...

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Main Authors: Mingju Zhang, Meng Yang, Pengfei Li, Yunhao Gao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-01-01
Series:Symmetry
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/12/1/140