• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.1217-1238
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• 2016

Mega composite structure systems have been widely used in high rise buildings in China. Compared to other structures, this type of composite structure systems has a larger cross-section with less weight. Concrete filled steel tubular (CFST) laced column to box-beam connections are gaining popularity, in particular for the mega composite structure system in high rise buildings. To enable a better understanding of the destruction characteristics and aseismic performance of these connections, three different connection types of specimens including single-limb bracing, cross bracing and diaphragms for core area of connections were tested under low cyclic and reciprocating loading. Hysteresis curves and skeleton curves were obtained from cyclic loading tests under axial loading. Based on these tested curves, a new trilinear hysteretic restoring force model considering rigidity degradation is proposed for CFST laced column to box-beam connections in a mega composite structure system, including a trilinear skeleton model based on calculation, law of stiffness degradation and hysteresis rules. The trilinear hysteretic restoring force model is compared with the experimental results. The experimental data shows that the new hysteretic restoring force model tallies with the test curves well and can be referenced for elastic-plastic seismic analysis of CFST laced column to composite box-beam connection in a mega composite structure system.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.531-547
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• 2009

This paper presents the experimental results on the strength behavior and failure modes of box beam-to-circular column connections in steel piers. Previous research introduced parameters such as joint central angles, extension of horizontal stiffeners, and use of equivalent web depth, which ignored strength behavior and failure modes of box beam-to-circular column connections. The use of equivalent web depth $d_2$ is not reasonable when central angle ${\alpha}$ is closer to $90^{\circ}$; therefore, a monotonic loading test has been performed for eight connection specimens. From the test, it is identified that the connection with the circular column is stronger than the connection with the box-sectioned substitution column. Also, the strength of the beam-to-column connections with horizontal stiffeners is higher than the one of the no column stiffeners. The concrete-filled effect of box beam-to-circular column connection is also investigated, and the experimental yield strength of the connection is compared with the theoretical one. Also, more a reasonable equivalent web depth is suggested. The failure modes of connection are clearly defined.

• 한국전산구조공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산구조공학회 2003년도 가을 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.227-234
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• 2003

This study presents the stress evaluation equations of circular column-box beam connection in steel frame piers. FEM analysis were carried out for circular column-box beam connection. Analysis models were made for design parameters such as joint angle, span length-width ratio(L/B), sectional-area ratio(S=A/sub w/A/sub f/), and circular column-box beam stiffness ratio(Ic/Ib). Analysis results were compared to the existing equation. Based on analysis results the stress evaluation equations of circular column-box beam connection are proposed by regression analysis.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제16권5호통권72호
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• pp.695-703
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• 2004

본 논문에서는 4개의 철골 해석모델과 1개의 합성보 해석모델에 대한 단조가력 해석의 결과를 나타냈다. 철골 기둥-보 접합부에서 웨브의 모멘트 전달효율과 변형도 집중에 대해서 조사하였다. 해석결과 각형기둥을 가진 모델의 모멘트 전달효율은 각형기둥 플랜지의 면외변형 때문에 H-기둥을 가진 모델에 비해서 빈약했다. 스캘럽과 얇은 각형기둥 두께 및 슬래브도 또한 모멘트 전달효율의 저하를 가져오는 원인으로서, 이는 보-기둥 접합부의 파단을 초래할 가능성이 크다. 해석 결과는 실험결과와 비교하였다. 실험결과를 기초로 하면, 각형기둥 또는 슬래브가 있는 접합부의 변형능력은 빈약한 모멘트 전달효율과 이에 따른 플랜지의 변형도 집중에 의해 감소했다.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.585-603
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• 2013

Generally the required strength and stiffness of an I-shaped beam to the box-shaped column connection is achieved if continuity plates are welded to the column flanges from all sides. However, welding the forth edge of a continuity plate to the column flange may not be easily done and is normally accompanied by remarkable difficulties. This study was aimed to propose an alternative for box columns with continuity plates to diminish such problems. For this purpose a double-web I-shaped column was proposed. In this case the strength and rotational stiffness of the connection was provided by nearing the column webs to each other. Finite element studies on about 120 beam-column connections showed that the optimum proportion of the distance between two column webs and the width of the column flange (parameter ${\beta}$) was a function of the ratio of the beam flange width to the column flange width (parameter ${\alpha}$). Hence, based on the finite element results, an equation was proposed to estimate the optimum value of parameter ${\beta}$ in terms of parameter ${\alpha}$ to achieve the highest connection performance. Results also showed that the strength and ductility of post-Northridge connections of such columns are in average 12.5 % and 54% respectively higher than those of box-shaped columns with ordinary continuity plates. Therefore, a double-web I-shaped column of optimum arrangement might be a proper replacement for a box column with continuity plates when beams are rigidly attached to it.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.535-544
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• 2017

Box sections are symmetrical sections and they have high moment of inertia in both directions, therefore they are good members in tall building structures. For the rigid connection in structures with box column continuity plates are used on level of beam flanges in column. Assembly of the continuity plates is a difficult and unreliable work due to lack of weld or high welding and cutting in the fourth side of column in panel zone, so the use of experimental stiffeners have been considered by researchers. This paper presented an experimental investigation on connection in box columns. The proposed connection has been investigated in four cases which contain connection without internal and external stiffeners(C-0-00), connection with continuity plates(C-I-CP), connection with external vase shape stiffener (C-E-VP) and connection with surrounding plates(C-E-SP). The results show that the connections with vase plates and surrounding plates can respectively increase the ultimate strength of the connection up to 366% and 518% than the connection without stiffeners, in case connection with the continuity plates this parameter increases about 39%. In addition, the proposed C-E-VP and C-E-SP connection provide a rigid and safe connection to acquire rigidity of 95% and 98% respectively. But C-I-CP connection is classified as semi-rigid connections.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제16권5호통권72호
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• pp.505-517
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• 2004

상자형보와 윈형기둥으로 구성된 강재교각 정합부의 응력평가식 제안에 대한 연구이다. 원형기둥을 각형으로 치환하여 사용하고 있는 기존의 응력평가식은 정합각도가 감소함에 따라 전단지언능력은 과소평가되고, 전단응력은 접협각도가 증가함에 따라 과대하게 평가되는 문제점이 있다. 따라서 이라한 문제점 을 보완하기 위해 다양한 매개변수, 즉 접합각도 (${\alpha}$), 전단지간/보의 폭비 (L/B) 기둥의 휨강성/보의 휨강성비 (k) 를 사용하여 유한요소해석을 수행하고 해석결과를 이용하여 기존 응력평가식의 문제점을 보완할 수 있는 응력평가식을 제안하였다. 한편, 허용응력 대비 극한내하력의 안전율을 검토하기 위해 재료 및 기하 비선형해석을 수행하여 제안식의 타당성을 확인하였다.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.851-865
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• 2014

Full penetration welded steel moment-resisting frame (SMRF) structures with welded box sections are widely employed in steel bridges, where a large number of steel bridges have been in operation for over fifty years in Japan. Welding defects such as incomplete penetration at the beam-column connections of these existing SMRF steel bridge piers were observed during inspection. Previous experiments conducted by the authors' team indicate that gusset stiffeners (termed fillets in this study) at the beam-web-to-column-web joint of the beam-column connections may play an important role on the seismic performance of the connections. This paper aims to experimentally study the effect of the fillet radius on seismic performance of the connections with large welding defects. Four specimens with different sizes of fillet radii were loaded under quasi-static incremental cyclic loading, where different load-displacement relations and cracking behaviors were observed. The experimental results show that, as the size of the fillet radius increases, the seismic performance of the connections can be greatly improved.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.117-127
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• 2007

이 연구에서는 기둥에 축방향 하중을 받고 있는 강재 상자단면 접합부의 강도를 이론적 해석적 검토를 통하여 평가하였다. 2층 교각구조에서는 기둥에 작용하고 있는 축방향 하중의 영향으로 T형 접합부 강도가 저하되게 된다. 이러한 현상을 검토하기 위해 비선형 유한요소해석을 수행하였고, 실험결과와의 비교를 통하여 유한요소 해석프로그램 및 해석방법의 타당성을 검증하였다. 강재라멘교각 접합부의 설계변수 중 패널존의 폭-두께비 파라메타와 플랜지와 복부판의 단면적비 및 기둥에 작용하는 축방향 하중의 영향을 비선형 유한요소해석을 통하여 검토하였다. 또한 이 연구에서는 축방향 하중의 증가에 따른 T형 상자단면 접합부의 응력분포를 이용하여 이론적인 강도평가식을 유도하였다. 또한 1층 교각 구조의 상자단면 접합부 강도특성과 비교하였다. 결국, 패널존의 폭-두께비 파라메타와 단면적비의 영향을 고려하여 T형 접합부의 강도평가식을 제안하였다.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제1권3호
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• pp.295-312
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• 2001

The purpose of this paper is to propose a new type of steel reinforced concrete (SRC) beam-column joints and to examine the structural performance of the proposed joints, which simplify the construction procedure of steel fabrication, welding works, concrete casting and joint strengthening. In the proposed beam-column joints, the steel element of columns forms continuously built-in crossing of H-sections (${\Box}$), with adjacent flanges of column being connected by horizontal stiffeners in a joint at the level of the beam flanges. In addition, simplified lateral reinforcement (${\Box}$) is adopted in a joint to confine the longitudinal reinforcing bars in columns. Experimental and analytical studies have been carried out to estimate the structural performance of the proposed joints. Twelve cruciform specimens and seven SRC beam-column subassemblage specimens were prepared and tested. The following can be concluded from this study: (1) SRC subassemblages with the proposed beam-column joints show adequate seismic performances which are superior to the demand of the current code; (2) The yield and ultimate strength capacities of the beam-to-column connections can be estimated by analysis based on the yield line theory; (3) The skeleton curves and the ultimate shear capacities of the beam-column joint panel are predicted with a fair degree of accuracy by considering a simple stress transfer mechanism.