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Research on design of through-diaphragm connections between CFRT columns and HSS beams

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The through-diaphragm connection detail has been identified as a good choice for attaching HSS beams to concrete-filled rectangular tube columns in engineering applications. In this research program an analytical study was conducted to comprehend the behavior of this detail and develop the accompanying design guidelines. The experimental results are presented elsewhere. In this paper two analytical models were established to predict the shear stiffness and yield shear strength of the HSS beam and panel zone, respectively. Theoretical results based on the proposed model well agreed with the experimental data. Finally, design provisions were introduced to check the strength in the connections.

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  1. Key Laboratory of Coast Civil Structure Safety of China Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China

    Zhihua Chen

  2. Department of Civil Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China

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  3. Department of Civil Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Ying Qin

  4. Tianjin Urban Planning & Design Institute, Tianjin, China

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Qin, Y., Chen, Z. & Han, N. Research on design of through-diaphragm connections between CFRT columns and HSS beams. Int J Steel Struct 14, 589–600 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13296-014-3017-6

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