Research Article

Rotation Stiffness Investigation of Spatial Joints with End-Plate Connection

Table 7

Mechanical properties of the spatial joints.

LabelElastic ultimate moments M (kN·m)Initial rotation stiffness Ki (kN·m·rad−1)Plastic ultimate moments Mu (kN·m)
Planar loading Me1Spatial loading Me2Planar loading K1Spatial loading K2K1/K2Planar loading Mu1Spatial loading Mu2Mu1/Mu2

YZ-118.9615.6312837130681.01889.4377.580.87
YZ-220.9918.1625520258151.01198.1488.890.91
YZ-321.5821.3726764267701.00097.0997.261.00