Published on
September 29, 2025
- 13:52 GMT
NIST Engineers Design 5 New Ways to Connect Concrete Pieces for More Resilient Buildings
This is one of the five new connections designed by NIST engineers. Four dumbbell-shaped “link plates” each have one end embedded in a concrete beam. The other end is welded onto a central column. The dumbbell shape creates intentional weak points where …
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