Table 6 Experimental load capacity versus finite element analysis results.

From: Experimental and numerical investigations of double bracket to CHS column joints

Specimen

P13%EXP. (kN)

P13%FE (kN)

P13%FE / P13%EXP

S-100–300-3

9.30

10.10

1.086

S-100–400-1

24.40

23.70

0.971

S-100–400-2

15.30

14.67

0.959

S-75–300-1

25.00

29.48

1.179

S-60–300-1

33.30

39.11

1.174

S-100–300-1T

25.00

24.90

0.996

Average Ratio

  

1.068 (6.8%error)

Standard deviation

  

0.10