DISCUSSION. A MECHANISM SOLUTION FOR PREDICTING THE COLLAPSE LOADS OF SLENDER PLATE GIRDERS WHEN SUBJECTED TO IN-PLANE PATCH LOADING.

Keywords: FAIRFIELD MABEY, MECHANISMS, COLLAPSE, PLATES, LOADS, STRENGTH, FAILURES, ROTATION, SOLUTIONS, LOADS, GIRDERS, PATCH, STIFFENERS, ALTERNATIVE, DISTRIBUTION, PREDICTION, SLENDER, IN PLANE, LOCAL, BEARING, FLANGES