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Steel and Composite Structures Volume 6, Number 2, April 2006 , pages 139-157 DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/scs.2006.6.2.139 |
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Cyclic mechanical model of semirigid top and seat and double web angle connections |
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Raffaele Pucinotti
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Abstract | ||
In this paper, a cyclic mechanical model is presented to simulate the behaviour of top and seat with web angle beam-to-column connections. The introduced mechanical model is compared with Eurocode 3 Annex J, its extension, and with experimental data. To have a better insight regarding the actual response of the joints, available results of the experiments, carried out on full-scale top and seat angle joints under monotonic and cyclic loading, are first considered. Subsequently, a finite element model of the test setup is developed. The application of the proposed model, its comparisons with the experimental curves and with the Eurocode 3 Annex J and with its modification, clearly show the excellent quality of the model proposed. | ||
Key Words | ||
steel structures; bolted connections; mechanical model; Eurocode 3; Annex J; finite element model; partial strength. | ||
Address | ||
Dept. of Mechanics and Materials, University of Reggio Calabria, Italy | ||