Extended end-plate connections for replaceable shear links

dc.contributor.authorOzkilic, Yasin Onuralp
dc.contributor.authorTopkaya, Cem
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-23T14:02:51Z
dc.date.available2024-02-23T14:02:51Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.departmentNEÜen_US
dc.description.abstractExtended end-plate moment connections are used in a number of applications including the beam-to-column connections in seismic moment resisting frames (MRFs) and replaceable link-to-frame connections in eccentrically braced frames (EBFs). While the extended end-plate connections have been extensively studied for MRF applications, little is known about their performance in EBFs. The loading conditions and the acceptance criterion are different for these connections when they are used in MRFs or in EBFs. This paper presents an experimental and numerical study undertaken to investigate the performance of extended unstiffened and stiffened end-plate connections used in replaceable shear links. Pursuant to this goal, 10 nearly full-scale EBF tests were conducted where the thickness, width and stiffening of the end-plate were considered as the variables. The results showed that end-plates designed according to the AISC guidelines or Eurocode provisions show acceptable performance in terms of the target link rotation angle. Due to strain hardening effects, thinner plates than the ones suggested by the codes were also found to show satisfactory performance. Finite element simulations were conducted to investigate the bending strains for different plate thicknesses and to study the levels of axial forces developed in the links. Modifications to the AISC design guidelines have been proposed to determine the plastic resistance of end-plated connections more accurately.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipScientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUB.ITAK) [114M251]; College of Engineering of the Middle East Technical University [GAP-303-2018-2858]en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThe study was supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUB.ITAK) through grant number 114M251 and by the College of Engineering of the Middle East Technical University through grant number GAP-303-2018-2858.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.engstruct.2021.112385
dc.identifier.issn0141-0296
dc.identifier.issn1873-7323
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85105007001en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2021.112385
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12452/11854
dc.identifier.volume240en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000659320500003en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevier Sci Ltden_US
dc.relation.ispartofEngineering Structuresen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectEnd-Plate Connectionsen_US
dc.subjectEccentrically Braced Framesen_US
dc.subjectLinksen_US
dc.subjectSteelen_US
dc.subjectFinite Elementsen_US
dc.titleExtended end-plate connections for replaceable shear linksen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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