Open AccessA design criteria of beam-to-column joint panels
Author(s) -
Ben Kato
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
bulletin of the new zealand society for earthquake engineering/nzsee quarterly bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.917
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 2324-1543
pISSN - 1174-9857
DOI - 10.5459/bnzsee.7.1.14-26
Subject(s) - joint (building) , structural engineering , stiffness , beam (structure) , joint stiffness , frame (networking) , column (typography) , deformation (meteorology) , shear (geology) , materials science , engineering , mechanical engineering , composite material , connection (principal bundle)
The performance of beam-to-column joint panels of steel frames under horizontal loading is surveyed in elastic and plastic regions. Then the influence of shear deformation of those joint panels on the frame stiffness is investigated. It is found that the frame stiffness reduces remarkably when the yielding of joint panels takes
place. Taking into account these observations, a simple and practical design method of various shapes of joint panels is suggested.