TY - GEN
T1 - Experimental study on retrofitted steel beam-to-column connections of high-rise buildings
AU - Chung, Yu Lin
AU - Matsumiya, Tomohiro
AU - Nagae, Takuya
AU - Fukuyama, Kunio
AU - Nakashima, Masayoshi
PY - 2011/7
Y1 - 2011/7
N2 - The seismic capacity of beam-to-column connections in steel high-rise frames is a matter of concern, particularly when they are subjected to long-period ground motions. A previous full-scale shaking table test conducted at E-Defense disclosed cracks and fractures in such beam-to-column connections. This paper examines the effects of three types of beam-to-column connection retrofit: supplemental welds, wing plates, and a haunch. The performance of a total of twenty-eight connections tested by the shaking table tests is evaluated. When the supplement welds are further applied to the web-to-column connection, the cumulative plastic rotation capacity is increased to eight times that of the connection without retrofit. For the wing plate and haunch connections, the critical section is moved from the beam end to the beam cross-section corresponding to the tip of the wing plates or the haunch, resulting in significant improvement of ductility by eight times that of the un-retrofitted connection.
AB - The seismic capacity of beam-to-column connections in steel high-rise frames is a matter of concern, particularly when they are subjected to long-period ground motions. A previous full-scale shaking table test conducted at E-Defense disclosed cracks and fractures in such beam-to-column connections. This paper examines the effects of three types of beam-to-column connection retrofit: supplemental welds, wing plates, and a haunch. The performance of a total of twenty-eight connections tested by the shaking table tests is evaluated. When the supplement welds are further applied to the web-to-column connection, the cumulative plastic rotation capacity is increased to eight times that of the connection without retrofit. For the wing plate and haunch connections, the critical section is moved from the beam end to the beam cross-section corresponding to the tip of the wing plates or the haunch, resulting in significant improvement of ductility by eight times that of the un-retrofitted connection.
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M3 - Conference contribution
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T3 - Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Structural Dynamics, EURODYN 2011
SP - 440
EP - 445
BT - the 8th International Conference on Structural Dynamics, EURODYN 2011
A2 - Lombaert, G.
A2 - Muller, G.
A2 - De Roeck, G.
A2 - Degrande, G.
PB - University of Southampton, Institute of Sound Vibration and Research
CY - Leuven, Belgium
T2 - 8th International Conference on Structural Dynamics, EURODYN 2011
Y2 - 4 July 2011 through 6 July 2011
ER -