Hello Peter.
Yes the stiffness factor in the contact definition. "LIMITE P/RIGIDA" is the graph plotte by Eurocode-3 (2010), I showed it, only to have the idea, if the connection is rigid or flexible.
The load applied and the boundary condition you can see in the pictures below:
The experiment/PHD thesis and the previous work (master thesis) are attached. The material stress-strain curve you can see in page 187 of PHD thesis. The comparation you can see in the master thesis page 172.
You are navigating away from the AIS Discovery experience
