Author(s)

M. Macdonald, G.T. Taylor, D. Dunne & J. Rhodes

Abstract

Extruded aluminium hollow box sections with steel section inserts are riveted together to form a combined member increasingly used as the basis for the production of skeletal structures ranging from shelters on transport routes to larger covered walkways at airports, hospitals and industrial compounds. The paper reports on a comprehensive study using the finite element method supported by experimentation, of the stress and deflection behaviour of typical combined members. Analytical and experimental results are also presented. The results of the study are presented and the

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