Slotted Beam-Column Energy Dissipating Connections: Applicability and Seismic Behavior

Table 1

Significance and value of parameters.

Parameter	Fy	E	Bsh	R0	cR1	cR2
Significant	Yield strength	Elastic modulus	Strain-hardening ratio	Parameter to control the transition from elastic to plastic branches
Value of bending direction	70	3e + 04	0.02	20	0.92	1
Value of shear direction	70	7e + 04	0.003	20	0.8	1
Parameter	a1	a2	a3	a4	Weight density
Significant	Isotropic hardening parameter		Isotropic hardening parameter		Volumetric weight density of material
Value of bending direction	0.5	9	0.5	9	0
Value of shear direction	0.1	1.35	0.1	1.35	0