| Steel and Composite Structures Volume 14, Number 1, January 2013, pages 57-71 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12989/scs.2013.14.1.057 | |
Parametric study using finite element simulation for low cycle fatigue behavior of end plate moment connection | |
Chemin Lim, Wonchang Choi and Emmett A. Sumner
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| Abstract [Full Text] | |
| The prediction of the low cycle fatigue (LCF) life of beam-column connections requires an LCF model that is developed using specific geometric information. The beam-column connection has several geometric variables, and changes in these variables must be taken into account to ensure sufficient robustness of the design. Previous research has verified that the finite element model (FEM) can be used to simulate LCF behavior at the end plate moment connection (EPMC). Three critical parameters, i.e., end plate thickness, beam flange thickness, and bolt distance, have been selected for this study to determine the geometric effects on LCF behavior. Seven FEMs for different geometries have been developed using these three critical parameters. The finite element analysis results have led to the development of a modified LCF model for the critical parameter groups. | |
| Key Words | |
| low cycle fatigue; end plate moment connection; finite element model | |
| Address | |
| Chemin Lim: Shell International Exploration and Production Inc., Houston, Texas 77079, USA; Wonchang Choi: Dept. of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, North Carolina A and T State University, Greensboro, NC 27411, USA; Emmett A. Sumner: Dept. of Civil Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA | |
