Extension of the Component Method to End-Plate Beam-to-Column Steel Joints Subjected to Seismic Loading

Author(s):  
L. Simões da Silva ◽  
C. Rebelo ◽  
L. Mota
2016 ◽  
Vol 710 ◽  
pp. 409-414 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gianfranco De Matteis ◽  
Giuseppe Brando

This paper aims at providing an overview on the current state of the art and on possible future developments concerning the component method implementation for the classification of beam-to-column joints belonging to aluminum moment resisting frames.After a brief discussion on the component method theoretical bases, developed in the past to give a feasible calculation procedure for steel joints, recent experimental and numerical studies, carried out for investigating some aluminum components, are presented and discussed. In particular strengths and weaknesses of the current knowledge are put into evidence, also in light of the peculiarities that make aluminum alloys different from steel. The launch of new research fields, aimed at pursuing an update of the current codes dealing with aluminum structures, is therefore proposed.


2018 ◽  
Vol 763 ◽  
pp. 818-825 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberto Tartaglia ◽  
Mario D'Aniello ◽  
Gian Andrea Rassati ◽  
James A. Swanson ◽  
Raffaele Landolfo

Extended stiffened end-plate connections are widely used in seismic area due to their good performance in terms of both resistance and ductility. The most of existing studies focused on the all-steel behavior of these joints, disregarding the composite action of the concrete slab that is generally disconnected. However, the presence of the concrete slab can have beneficial effects on the structural stiffness for both gravity and lateral loads. Hence, most of the building frames are usually designed considering steel-concrete composite solution. However, the slab can strongly influence the hierarchy between beam and column and the ductility of the joint. In this paper the influence of composite deck on the response of extended stiffened end-plate joins has been investigated by means of finite element analyses (FEAs). In particular, the following details have been investigated: (i) all steel joints without slab; (ii) steel joint with disconnected slab; (iii) composite joint.


Author(s):  
Emmett A. Sumner ◽  
Timothy W. Mays ◽  
Thomas M. Murray

2013 ◽  
Vol 284-287 ◽  
pp. 1330-1333
Author(s):  
Poi Ngian Shek ◽  
M.Md. Tahir ◽  
Cher Siang Tan ◽  
Arizu Sulaiman

A series of retrofitted extended end-plate connections have been tested experimentally and evaluated using the component method specified in Eurocode 3. The component method decomposed the end-plate connection into several components, including the tension zone, compression zone, vertical and horizontal shear zone that occurred at the bolt, end-plate, beam and column. Based on the theoretical model, the moment resistance and the initial stiffness of a connection can be predicted. Four experimental tests on the retrofitted extended end-plate connections have been conducted to verify the proposed design method. From the experiment tests, all moment resistance of the connections showed good agreement with theoretical predictions, which establish a reliable foundation to predict the moment resistance of the retrofitted end-plate connection. All initial stiffnesses calculated from theoretical predictions do not represent the actual behaviour of tested connection. All tested connections can be classified as partial strength based on EC 3: Part 1.8, in condition the welding capacity is at least 50% higher than the capacity calculated from the component method.


2005 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 217-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kestutis Urbonas ◽  
Alfonsas Daniūnas

This paper presents an analysis of semi‐rigid beam‐to‐beam end‐plate bolted and beam‐to‐column end‐plate bolted knee joints that are subjected to bending and tension or compression axial force. Usually the influence of axial force on joint rigidity is neglected. According to EC3, the axial load, which is less than 10 % of plastic resistance of the connected member under axial force, may be disregarded in the design of joint. Actually the level of axial forces in joints of structures may be significant and has a significant influence on joint rigidity. One of the most popular practical method permitting the determination of rigidity and strength of joint is the so‐called component method. The extension of the component method for evaluating the influence of bending moment and axial force on the rigidity and strength of the joint are presented in the paper. The numerical results of calculations of rigidity and strength of beam-to-beam and beam-to-column knee joints are presented in this paper as well.


2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (161) ◽  
pp. 19-24
Author(s):  
Y. Solodovnyk ◽  
V. Riumin ◽  
V. Nikichanov

Connections are essential in every kind of steel constructions. Structure is a constructed assembly of joints separated by members which implies the importance of connections. Three basic parameters describe the behavior of connections: strength, stiffness and ductility, and the mechanical behavior of steel joint in those terms are complex phenomena. It must be said that absence in current Ukrainian design codes rules for the load capacity calculation of steel constructions connections led to some difficulties in project decisions. On the basis of component method, which lay in the EC3 design codes load capacity estimation of beam to column connection was made. According to component method beam to column connection divided into basic components. EN 1993 -1-8 provides a good overview of different components. Most important components for bolted steel joints are the plates and bolts which both are considered by the design of a T-stub through the “Equivalent T-stub in tension”. The procedure of load capacity calculation used yield line formulations to determine resistance of the following basic components: column flange in bending, end plate in bending, column flange in bending, column web in tension, column web in compression, beam flange in compression. Failure by this method is described by yield-line models depending on geometry of plates and bolts. Obtained analytical results were compared with the results obtained by means of specialized software and it shown their adequacy. It must be noted that presented in EC3 calculation algorithm of beam to column connection is time consumable for domestic designer also designer must have knowledge about features of connection design in countries of EC. The choice of design procedure depends on the time effort and thereby to the designer preferences.


2019 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. 02008
Author(s):  
Dominiq Jakab ◽  
Aurel Stratan ◽  
Dan Dubina

During the European research project entitled EQUALJOINTS (European pre-Qualified steel JOINTS) [1], which recently concluded, the matter of providing a set of pre-qualification procedures for moment resisting beam-to-column connections which are currently used in Europe has been addressed. During the experimental campaign 24 specimens with bolted extended end-plate connections with haunches were tested. The current paper presents the numerical model which has been developed such that numerical testing may be performed to further investigate specific details. In what concerns the material, an isotropic material model has been calibrated and used based on tensile tests of coupons extracted from the specimens to model the actual plastic behaviour. Moreover, the imperfections of the beam have been taken into account using a bucking analysis to model as accurate as possible the specimens tested. The interaction between parts has been modelled using contacts with different interaction laws. The model used for the bolt has been calibrated such that the preloading and failure replicate the behaviour of the actual bolts used in the experiments.


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