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Axially-loaded multiplanar tubular KTX-joints: numerical analysis

  • Zhang, Chenhui (School of Civil Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology) ;
  • Zou, Bo (College of Civil Engineering, Tongji University) ;
  • Yang, Guotao (School of Civil Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology)
  • Received : 2020.10.16
  • Accepted : 2022.01.02
  • Published : 2022.01.25
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Abstract

With the development of spatial structures, the joints are becoming more and more complex to connect tubular members of spatial structures. In this study, an approach is proposed to establish high-efficiency finite element model of multiplanar KTX-joint with the weld geometries accurately simulated. Ultimate bearing capacity the KTX-joint is determined by the criterion of deformation limit and failure mechanism of chord wall buckling is studied. Size effect of fillet weld on the joint ultimate bearing capacity is preliminarily investigated. Based on the validated finite element model, a parametric study is performed to investigate the effects of geometric and loading parameters of KT-plane brace members on ultimate bearing capacity of the KTX-joint. The effect mechanism is revealed and several design suggestions are proposed. Several simple reinforcement methods are adopted to constrain the chord wall buckling. It is concluded that the finite element model established by proposed approach is capable of simulating static behaviors of multiplanar KTX-joint; chord wall buckling with large indentation is the typical failure mode of multiplanar KTX-joint, which also increases chord wall displacements in the axis directions of brace members in orthogonal plane; ultimate bearing capacity of the KTX-joint increases approximately linearly with the increase of fillet weld size within the allowed range; the effect mechanism of geometric and loading parameters are revealed by the assumption of restraint region and interaction between adjacent KT-plane brace members; relatively large diameter ratio, small overlapping ratio and small included angle are suggested for the KTX-joint to achieve larger ultimate bearing capacity; the adopted simple reinforcement methods can effectively constrain the chord wall buckling with the design of KTX-joint converted into design of uniplanar KT-joint.

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Acknowledgement

The research is sponsored by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51808308, 51978351), State Key Laboratory of Disaster Reduction in Civil Engineering, Tongji University, China (No. SLDRCE17-02) and Postdoctoral Science Foundation of China (No. 2020M682137).

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