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A Design Study in Steel - Cast Connex Steel Construction Connector

Finite Element Analysis

Finite Element Analysis of the Connector
  • Cast Connex design engineers used finite element analysis (FEA)  to design the transition section between the cylinder section and the two plate fins. 

  • FEA verified the smooth blending of the cylinder into the fins, avoiding stress concentrations and maintaining stresses below the material yield strength.

 



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