Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Steel Beam-Column Connections | ||
| ERJ. Engineering Research Journal | ||
| Article 5, Volume 44, Issue 1, January 2021, Pages 43-49 PDF (1.19 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/erjm.2021.36627.1033 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mohamed Nawar* 1; Ahmed Elshafy2; Boshra Eltaly3; Kamel Kandil2 | ||
| 1Higher Institute of Engineering and Technology, Kafr Elsheikh | ||
| 2Civil Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Menoufia University, Egypt | ||
| 3Civil Engineering, Menoufia University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This paper presents experimentally and numerically the analysis of beam to column steel connections in extended end plate form. The study aims to calibrate a finite element model (FEM) able to predict these connections with high accuracy. Tests of two specimens of the beam to column end plate connections under monotonic load up to failure were presented. The tested connections were analyzed numerically using proposed (FEM) using ANSYS software that included nonlinearities of material, contact, and geometric. The study compared the test and FEM results through discussion of applied load versus vertical deflection and the deformed shape of the end plate and the bolts that consider the main component of the connection. Also, the moment rotation (M-θ) curve was plotted and discussed. The characteristics of the M-θ curve of each connection were determined and compared with its Eurocode 3 counterparts. The comparison revealed a good agreement between the results. The effect of end plate thickness on the characteristics of M-θ curve was presented. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| End plate connections; Moment rotation curve; Finite Element Analysis; ANSYS; Beam–Column Steel Connection | ||
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