Shear Strength of Clinched Connections in Light Gauge Steel

摘要

The report reviews the results on shear strength of press joined connectionsmanufactured and tested in the Finnish research project Connection Technologies for Thin Walled Steel Structures where the 'standard' round and rectangular clinches in hot-dip galvanized light-gauge steel were studied. The basic principles of the behavior of clinches in shear are discussed and the difference between round and rectangular is demonstrated highlighting the importance of the internal geometry.