简介:-AringmodelisdevelopedtoinvestigatetheultimatestrengthoftubularXandXXjointsinthecasethatthebraceiscompressed.Inthepresentanalysis,thetubularjointismadeofelasto-perfectly-plasticmaterial,andthearchelementofthechordsectionintersectingwiththebraceisassumedtoberigid.Itisfoundthatwhen6plastichingesforXjointand8plastichingesTorXXjointappearinthering,thelimitstateisreached,andbymeansoftheequivalentringwidthBeformulaproposedinapreviouspaperbytheauthors,theultimatestrengthoftubularXandXXjointssubjectedtocompressioncanbeobtained.