Parametric study on the static strength of uniplanar and multiplanar plate to RHS column connections
- Delft Univ. of Technology (Netherlands)
Welded uniplanar or multiplanar connections between I-beams and rectangular hollow section (RHS) columns are attractive for use in offshore deck structures and industrial buildings. The static behavior of such connections under axial loads and in-plane bending moments is mainly related to the geometrical parameters of the connection, such as the widths of plates or I-beams and columns, the thickness of the column wall and the depth of the I-beams. In order to investigate the individual influence of these components separately and to give general design formulae for static loaded uniplanar and multiplanar connections between plates or I-beams and RHS columns under different load cases, in this research work, numerical analyses has been carried out on connections between plates and rectangular hollow section columns loaded with compression on the plates. A pair of plates can be used to represent the flanges of an I-section beam to RHS column connection. Based on analytical failure models and on the results obtained from the finite element analyses, basic strength formulae for both uniplanar and multiplanar plate to RHS column connections are given.
- OSTI ID:
- 264121
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-950604--; ISBN 1-880653-20-6
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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