Analytical Approach on Endplate Connection: Ultimate and Yielding Moment
Publication: Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 131, Issue 3
Abstract
A common means of forming a rigid joint between universal beam and column is to weld an endplate to the beam end and then to bolt to the column. A physically based yield line model that can predict the ultimate moment capacity and yield moment of the bolted extended endplate eave connections, using the connection dimensions as input, is presented. The analytical method is proposed for the extended endplate joints having four bolts in tension region, and without any stiffened plate. Comparison is made to a series of test results for a range of bolted endplate moment connections, and good agreement is achieved. Furthermore, the writers believe that this method will efficiently serve design engineers in real design condition.
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Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 131 • Issue 3 • March 2005
Pages: 449 - 456
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© 2005 ASCE.
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Received: Jul 16, 2002
Accepted: Aug 4, 2004
Published online: Mar 1, 2005
Published in print: Mar 2005
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