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Steel and Composite Structures
  Volume 46, Number 6, March25 2023 , pages 823-837
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/scs.2023.46.6.823
 


Unequal depth beam to column connection joint
Ben Mou, Aijia Zhang and Wei Pan

 
Abstract
    This paper presents the seismic performance of seven beam-column joints with an eccentricity between beam depths under cyclic loadings. The failure modes of the panel zone were divided into two types. One was the shear force failure that appeared in the entire panel zone (SFEPZ), the other was the shear force failure that appeared in the partial panel zone (SFPPZ). Seven finite element models were established using multi-scale methods. Compared with the experimental specimens, the hysteretic loops exhibited a similar trend. The multi-scale models could accurately simulate the experimental results. Furthermore, the calculation formulas of yield and plastic shear capacity of unequal-depth joints with outer annular stiffener were proposed.
 
Key Words
    beam-column joint; multi-scale model; outer annular stiffener; shear capacity formula; unequal-depth joint
 
Address
Ben Mou:School of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Environment, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan, China

Aijia Zhang:School of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Saitama University, Saitama, Japan

Wei Pan:School of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
 

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