TY - JOUR N2 - The aim of the research is laboratory investigation of aluminium brackets employed to fasten lightweight curtain walls to building facilities. Tensile loads perpendicular to end plates (vertical) were applied here. The author focused on the solutions intended to increase the load-carrying capacity of aluminium brackets applying the plain washer form A (DIN 125; ISO 7089), plain washer with an outer diameter about 3d (DIN 9021; ISO 7093) and additional cover plates (straps) in the location of bolt anchoring on the base plate. The aluminium brackets were tested on a steel base and concrete substrate. The flexibility of anchoring strongly affects the increase of the end plate middle point displacement and movable crosshead displacement. L1 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/115699/PDF-MASTER/13_ace-2019-0055.pdf L2 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/115699 PY - 2019 IS - No 4 EP - 216 KW - aluminium bracket KW - cover plates KW - mechanical properties KW - EN AW-6060 T66 A1 - Ambroziak, A. PB - WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY FACULTY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING and COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES VL - Vol. 65 DA - 15.12.2019 T1 - Mechanical properties of aluminium bracket strengthening SP - 203 UR - http://journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/115699 T2 - Archives of Civil Engineering ER -