BRACING EFFECTS ON 3-DIMENSIONAL COLUMN SUBASSEMBLAGES.

Keywords: SHEFFIELD UNIVERSITY, BRACING, EFFECT, THREE DIMENSIONAL, COLUMNS, SUBASSEMBLAGES, ULTIMATE, STRENGTH, STIFFNESS, STEEL, UNSTABLE, SUPPORTS, RIGID, INDUCTION, COLLAPSE, MEMBERS, BRACED, BEAMS, NON SWAY, CONNECTIONS, LOADS, TRANSFER, BEHAVIOUR, DEFORMATION, RESISTANCE, DIRECT, FLEXURAL, ACTION, BUCKLING, FORCES, COMPRESSIVE, UPPER BOUNDS, TESTS, AXIAL, INTERACTION, JOINTS, REACTIONS, FAILURES, DEFLECTION, INITIAL, PLASTICITY, OFFSET