Effects of Different Bolted Connection Types on Seismic Performance of Column-Tree Steel Moment Connections

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This paper experimentally presents the effects of different bolted connection types on the seismic performance of column-tree steel moment connections used in moment resisting frames. Two full scale test specimens were fabricated and tested: one specimen with slip critical bolted beam splices and the other one with bearing type bolted beam splices. The bearing type splice specimen was expected an improved deformation capacity by means of bolt slippage. The experimental results showed that the slip critical splice specimen successfully developed ductile behavior without brittle fracture until 5% story drift ratio, however for the bearing type splice specimen, the beam bottom flange fractured at 4.0% story drift ratio due to stress concentration around the weld access hole area. However the energy dissipation capacity of the bearing type splice specimen was better than that of the slip critical splice specimen until 4.0% story drift ratio.

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Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 753-755)

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