Steel and Composite Structures
Volume 4, Number 2, 2004, pages 77-94
DOI: 10.12989/scs.2004.4.2.077
Behaviour of flush end-plate beam-to-column joints under bending and axial force
Luis Simoes da Silva, Luciano R. O. de Lima, Pedro C. G. da S. Vellasco and Sebastiao A. L. de Andrade
Abstract
Steel beam-to-column joints are often subjected to a combination of bending and axial forces. The level of axial forces in the joint may be significant, typical of pitched-roof portal frames, sway frames or frames with incomplete floors. Current specifications for steel joints do not take into account the presence of axial forces (tension and/or compression) in the joints. A single empirical limitation of 10% of the beam
Key Words
component method; experimental analysis; flush end-plate joints; semi-rigid behaviour; bending and axial force.
Address
Luis Simoes da Silva; Civil Engineering Department, University of Coimbra, Polo II, Pinhal de Marrocos, 3030 Coimbra, PortugalrnLuciano R. O. de Lima and Pedro C. G. da S. Vellasco; Structural Engineering Department, UERJ - State University of Rio de Janeiro, BrazilrnSebastiao A. L. de Andrade; Civil Engineering Department, PUC-RIO - Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil