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http://dx.doi.org/10.12989/scs.2018.26.1.067

Experimental and analytical behavior of stiffened angle joints  

Wang, Peng (School of Civil Engineering and Transportation, South China University of Technology)
Pan, Jianrong (School of Civil Engineering and Transportation, South China University of Technology)
Wang, Zhan (School of Civil Engineering and Transportation, South China University of Technology)
Chen, Shizhe (School of Civil Engineering and Transportation, South China University of Technology)
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Steel and Composite Structures / v.26, no.1, 2018 , pp. 67-78 More about this Journal
Abstract
The application of rib stiffeners is common on steel connections, with regard to the stiffened angle connection, experimental results about the influence of stiffeners under monotonic and cyclic loading are very limited. Consequently, this paper presents the experimental investigation on four types angle connections with or without stiffener under static loading and another four type stiffened angle connections subjected to cyclic loading. The static experimental result showed that the rib stiffener weld in tension zone of the connection greatly enhanced its initial rotational stiffness and flexural strength. While a stiffener was applied to the compression zone of the connection, it had not obvious influences on the initial rotational stiffness, but increased its flexural strength. The moment-rotation curves, skeleton curves, ductility, energy dissipation and rigidity were evaluated under cyclic loading. Stiffened top-and-seat angle connections behaved as semi-rigid and partial strength, and rotation of all stiffened angle connections exceeded 0.04rad. The failure modes between monotonic and cyclic loading test were completely different and indicated certain robustness.
Keywords
steel frame; stiffened angle connections; semi-rigid joints; finite element method;
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