Numerical Study on the Local Buckling Behaviour of Bolted Steel Plates in Steel Jacketing

Table 4

Comparison of the experimental and numerical field capacity.

Specimen	Experimental value (kN)	Simulative value (kN)	Error
C4NN	309	306	1.0%
E4NN	144	149	3.5%
E4AN	233	228	2.1%
E6NN	266	269	1.1%
E4SN	314	347	10.5%
E4MN	464	508	9.5%
E4LN	603	670	11.1%
E4SS	318	350	10.1%
			Average error: 6.1%