Many actions, such as accidental or malicious explosions, may impose high loading rates to structural frames. To enhance the knowledge of the behaviour of joints subjected to severe impulsive loading, a double-sided ...

Thread failure of bolt and nut assemblies subjected to tension is generally undesired because it is a less ductile failure mode than fracture of the threaded shank of the bolt (denoted bolt fracture). Another issue is that ...

Bolt-and-nut assemblies under tension loading can either fail by bolt fracture or thread failure. The latter failure mode is arguably undesirable because it leads to failure at a comparatively low deformation level. Moreover, ...

Introduction Understanding the behaviour of the joints in a construction is crucial for structural engineers. In fact, the behaviour of steel joints exposed to static loading is well documented. Steel joints exposed to ...