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Effect of Connection Type on the Behaviour of Cold-Formed Steel Sheathed Shear Walls under Monotonic Loading Cover

Effect of Connection Type on the Behaviour of Cold-Formed Steel Sheathed Shear Walls under Monotonic Loading

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|Dec 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cee-2026-0044 | Journal eISSN: 2199-6512 | Journal ISSN: 1336-5835
Language: English
Submitted on: Aug 4, 2025
Accepted on: Sep 26, 2025
Published on: Dec 9, 2025
Published by: University of Žilina
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