Seismic-Resistant Weld-Free Steel Frame Buildings with Mechanical Joints and Hysteretic Dampers
Publication: Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 132, Issue 6
Abstract
This paper presents an innovative structural system, named weld-free system, developed to overcome the difficulty in the quality assurance encountered in construction of steel moment resisting frames with conventional welded connections. The proposed structural system adopts a mechanical joint equipped with metallic-yielding damper as beam-to-column connection, wherein slip-critical joints are made by recently developed super high-strength bolts. The structural configuration and load-carrying mechanism of weld-free steel structures are described herein. Key features of the super high-strength bolts are also introduced. Furthermore, an experimental verification is presented. Cyclic tests were conducted on full-scale models of weld-free beam–column subassemblies and one base-line specimen with conventional welded connection. The test results clearly reveal the efficiency of the weld-free system in enhancing large and stable hysteresis loops while maintaining the beams and columns virtually in the elastic range until the ultimate state of the structure. It is also verified that the load-carrying mechanism of weld-free systems can be predicted very well by the presented theoretical solutions.
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Acknowledgments
The tests conducted in this study were supported by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology of Japan, Grant No. MESSC-JP12555159. The first writer is the principal investigator of this project. The writers also wish to thank Dr. Nobuyoshi Uno of Nippon Steel Corporation for his technical support during the experimental investigation.
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Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 132 • Issue 6 • June 2006
Pages: 864 - 872
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© 2006 ASCE.
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Received: Sep 5, 2003
Accepted: Aug 4, 2005
Published online: Jun 1, 2006
Published in print: Jun 2006
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Note. Associate Editor: Gregory A. MacRae
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