Design and Analytical Evaluation of a New Self-Centering Connection with Bolted T-Stub Devices

<table class="table-group" width="800px"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><img alt="163021.fig.007a" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/amse/volume-2013/163021/figures/163021.fig.007a.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(a) </b>Connection details and </td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><img alt="163021.fig.007b" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/amse/volume-2013/163021/figures/163021.fig.007b.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(b) </b>test setup </td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<table>Garlock’s experiments [<a href="/journals/amse/2013/163021/#B3">3</a>].</table>

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Figure 7: Design and Analytical Evaluation of a New Self-Centering Connection with Bolted T-Stub Devices 