Research Article
Seismic Performance of Steel Frames with Semirigid Connections
Table 3
Results of all the six beam-to-column connections.
| | Specimen | Moment of inertia of beam (cm4) | Number of bolts in row | Diameter of slot
(mm) | End-plate thickness
(mm) | Moment
resistance,
(kNm) | Rotation, θi
(mRad) | Initial stiffness,
= Mi/θi
(kNm/mRad) | Max rotation at max load, θu (mRad) |
| | FEP 1 | 3450 | 1 | 20 | 12
(W = 200) | 35.1 | 11.3 | 3.1 | 104.9 | | FEP 2 | 3450 | 1 | 24 | 15
(W = 200) | 70.3 | 12.4 | 5.6 | 96.5 | | FEP 3 | 23457 | 2 | 20 | 12
(W = 200) | 81.5 | 6.8 | 12.0 | 39.8 | | FEP 4 | 23457 | 2 | 20 | 12
(W = 250) | 95.0 | 6.0 | 15.8 | 45.4 | | FEP 5 | 55481 | 2 | 24 | 15
(W = 200) | 200.0 | 6.0 | 33.0 | 79.2 | | FEP 6 | 55481 | 2 | 24 | 15
(W = 250) | 192.0 | 5.2 | 36.9 | 42.9 |
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