Mechanical Performance of Tube-Gusset X-Joints Enhanced by Ring Plates

Table 3

Material properties of the specimens.

Component	Type	Yield stress (MPa)	Tensile strength (MPa)	Poisson’s ratio	Elastic modulus (MPa)
Chord	Φ194 × 6	441.44	492.92	197.82	0.215
	Φ273 × 6	405.57	513.69	165.04	0.228
	Φ356 × 8	405.57	513.69	165.04	0.228
Ring plate	tr = 6	334.66	483.21	188.77	0.395
	tr = 8	291.72	421.33	179.62	0.394
	tr = 10	315.18	455.81	202.51	0.393