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Seismic behavior of diaphragm-through connections of concrete-filled square steel tubular columns and H-shaped steel beams

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Based on the introductions of a type of diaphragm-through connection between concrete-filled square steel tubular columns (CFSSTCs) and H-shaped steel beams, a finite element model of the connection is developed and used to investigate the seismic behavior of the connection. The results of the finite element model are validated by a set of cyclic loading tests. The cyclic loading tests and the finite element analyses indicate that the failure mode of the suggested connections is plastic hinge at the beam with inelastic rotation angle exceeding 0.04 rad. The suggested connections have sufficient strength, plastic deformation and energy dissipation capacity to be used in composite moment frames as beam-to-column rigid connections.

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  1. School of Civil Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China

    Bin Rong  (荣 彬) & Zhihua Chen  (陈志华)

  2. Key Laboratory of Coast Civil Structure Safety (Tianjin University), Ministry of Education, Tianjin, 300072, China

    Bin Rong  (荣 彬) & Zhihua Chen  (陈志华)

  3. School of Civil Engineering, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, 830046, China

    Bin Rong  (荣 彬)

  4. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, 85287, USA

    Apostolos Fafitis

  5. School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan, 250101, China

    Jikui Miao  (苗纪奎)

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Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51268054), Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin (No. 13JCQNJC07300), and the foundation of Key Laboratory of Coast Civil Structure Safety (Tianjin University), Ministry of Education of China (No. 2011-1).

Rong Bin, born in 1982, male, Dr, lecturer.

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Rong, B., Chen, Z., Fafitis, A. et al. Seismic behavior of diaphragm-through connections of concrete-filled square steel tubular columns and H-shaped steel beams. Trans. Tianjin Univ. 19, 195–201 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12209-013-2038-0

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