Finite Element Prediction of End Plate Bolted Connection Behavior. II: Analytic Formulation
Publication: Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 123, Issue 2
Abstract
Based on current knowledge of connection behavior and the evaluation of previous models provided in a former companion paper, the Richard-Abbott power function, a four-parameter model, is adopted in this study to represent the major M-ϕ relationship of extended end-plate connections. The paper presents the characteristics of the model together with a multiple-regression analysis procedure for deriving its parameters in terms of the connection description. The initial stiffness and moment parameters are also expressed as a linear combination of beam, column, and joint geometric subparameters. The analytic formulation is developed in two categories. The first part includes 34 cases of extended end plates connected to a column stiffened at the beam tension and compression flanges and the second group consists of 19 connections with no stiffener in the tension region. The practical application of the suggested predictive equations is demonstrated for both cases.
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Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 123 • Issue 2 • February 1997
Pages: 165 - 175
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Copyright © 1997 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Feb 1, 1997
Published in print: Feb 1997
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