Abstract:The main aim of the present article is to study the effect of joint stiffness and joint size on load-carrying capacity of single-layer cylindrical reticular shell. One normalized joint bending stiffness index κb and three proposed normalized indexes, that is, normalized joint axial stiffness κa, normalized joint shear stiffness κs, and normalized joint torsional stiffness κt, are used to evaluate the stiffness of joint. Through a large number of numerical computations, the main conclusions are summarized as fo… Show more
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