BRACING EFFECTS ON 3-DIMENSIONAL COLUMN SUBASSEMBLAGES.

Keywords: 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, SHEFFIELD UNIVERSITY