Difference Analysis and Correlation Transformation of the Load-Resisting Capacities of Frame Assemblies with Various Scales
Publication: Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 150, Issue 8
Abstract
Currently, the investigation on the collapse performances of steel frames with various structural scales has not formed a system resultant force, which leads to the current “overall qualitative and local quantitative” modes of structural system anticollapse resistance design. This paper numerically and analytically investigated the load-bearing capacities of the frame assemblies with various structural scales extracted from an overall steel frame structure subjected to the removal of an internal column. First, the accuracy of the numerical simulation methods was verified by comparing with the experimental results of the representative experimental collapse tests with various structural scales. Afterwards, numerical simulation analysis was conducted to investigate the variations in load-resisting capacities, axial forces generated in beams, and bending moments at beam ends in frame assemblies with different structural scales. The finding revealed that the boundary constraint is the one of the most critical parameters influencing the development of various load-bearing mechanisms, which is critical to identifying the internal links among the load-resisting capacities of assemblies with varying different scales. Finally, theoretical analysis methods for achieving the correlation transformation of the collapse capacities of steel frames with different structural scales were proposed, using member resistance based on the evolution laws of internal force among each story beam. The load-displacement curves generated by the display expression and its corresponding numerical models demonstrate a high level of accuracy, which demonstrates that the analytical methods can be employed for structural resistance evaluation before the anticollapse design.
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Data Availability Statement
Some or all data, models, or code that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
Acknowledgments
The National Natural Science Foundation of China provided funding for this research (Nos. 52178162 and 51908449). The authors also wish to express their gratitude for the financial support received from the scientific research plan projects of Shaanxi Education Department (Nos. 20JY033 and 20JK0713).
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Volume 150 • Issue 8 • August 2024
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Received: Nov 7, 2023
Accepted: Feb 28, 2024
Published online: Jun 3, 2024
Published in print: Aug 1, 2024
Discussion open until: Nov 3, 2024
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