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strength of the compression strut around the column, using the
control perimeter
u
0
. It should also be checked the diagonal
column connection. The maximum resistance of the connec-
tion should be checked using Equation 1 which evaluates the
B
A
D
C
Figure 3 – Mechanic model presented by Kinnunen and Nylander [7]