Experimental Study and Numerical Simulation of Plane Steel Frame with Rubberized Connecting Technology Subjected to Seismic Effect

This paper representsexperimental and numerical study the behavior of the rubberized steel frame connections. One single-bay, one-story without elastic buckling are cyclically tested. The experimental specimens are simulated and analyzed by the ABAQUS program. Four specimens of steel plane portal frame are investigated under horizontal reversed cyclic loads. The specimen connections are developed by using different diameters of composite steel bolts/rubberinstead of conventional steel bolts to connect the beams with columns. The yield and ultimate strength, ductility, envelope curves, and damping ratio of these specimens are analyzed and compared. The finite element method is used to establish and verify the results of the laboratory test. The results of the experimental and numerical tests gave a large load-carrying capacity, reduction in the stresses, excellent ductility and energy dissipation capacity, and remarkably improved damping ratio.

Concept and development of a steel–bamboo SI (skeleton–infill) system: experimental and theoretical analysis

A steel–bamboo SI (skeleton–infill) system with steel frame as the skeleton and bamboo box as the filler is proposed, which realizes the requirements of building assembly and sustainable development. As a first step in studying the seismic behavior of the steel–bamboo SI (skeleton–infill) system, a simplified plane steel frame–bamboo infilled wall structure is tested under low-cycle reversed loading in this paper. The deformation mode, failure mode, hysteretic behavior and energy dissipation performance of the system are discussed. The test showed that the steel frame and the bamboo infilled wall were well connected and could work together. Then, the formulas for calculating the lateral stiffness of the system and the axial stiffness of the equivalent diagonal brace which replaced the infilled wall are obtained by theoretical analysis. The error between theoretical calculation and test results was about 1.3%, which proved the correctness of the proposed formula.

Pseudo-Dynamic Test Analysis of Plane Steel Frame with Semi-Rigid Connection

In this paper, the pseudo-dynamic test of the plane steel frame with slit T steel connection was carried out.According to the results of the experiment,we focused on the analysis of strain,the acceleration response,displacement response and hysteretic performance of the steel frame to investigate the seismic performance of the steel frame,so as to provide experimental basis for improving the design of steel structure in our country.

Dynamic Effects on a Pre-Stressed Multi-Story Plane Steel Frame Caused by Sudden Failure of a Cable

The dynamic effects on a pre-stressed multi-story steel plane frame caused by sudden failure of a pre-stressed cable were investigated by general finite element software. The stiffness reduction method was adopted to simulate sudden cable rupture, which can induce dynamic response of the pre-stressed multi-story plane frame. The numerical results show that the recommended failure time should be less than 1/20 of the fundamental period of the remaining structure to consider dynamic effects more accurately. As the failure time decreases, the amplitudes of structural top lateral displacement and internal forces at the column ends all increase and they decay more slowly. The dynamic coefficients of bending moment and shear force are larger than that of axial force at the column ends. The farther the beam is from the failed cable, the faster the bending moment at the beam end decays, and the larger its dynamic coefficient is.

The Second Order Elastic-Plastic Analysis of Plane Steel Frame Structures with Semi-Rigid Connections

Considering the nonlinear behaviors of semi-rigid connections, a new calculation model for the second order elastic-plastic analysis of plane steel structures is presented by replacing the general element with a new one, which has two rotational springs at its ends. Based on the theory of beam-to-column, the element’s rotation-displacement equations are revised, and the second order elastic-plastic rigidity matrix of this kind of structure is derived in this paper. And the second order elastic-plastic program of this kind of structure is worked out. Two steel frames are calculated with this program. The results of calculations show that this model is reliable and fit to the analysis of all plane steel structures.

Creep of the Plane Steel Frame at Elevated Temperature

In this paper, co-rotational total Lagrangian finite element formulation is derived, and the corresponding numerical model is developed to study creeping behavior of plane steel frames in fire. Geometrical nonlinearity, material nonlinearity, high temperature creeping, and temperature rising rate are taken into account. To verify accuracy and efficiency of the numerical model, four prototypical numerical examples are analyzed using this model. Results are in a great agreement with solutions in literatures. Then the numerical model is used to analyze creeping behavior of the plane steel frames when temperature is lowering. The numerical results have significant contribution to resistance and protection for steel structures against disastrous fires.