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A Design Procedure for Bolted Top-and-Seat Angle Connections for Use in Seismic Applications

Schippers, Jared D.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1336137999

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2012, MS, University of Cincinnati, Engineering and Applied Science: Civil Engineering.
Since the 1994 Northridge and 1995 Kobe earthquakes, bolted moment connections have garnered considerable interest for their application in Seismic Lateral Resisting Systems (SLRS). However, the considerable amount of research conducted over the last two decades has not produced many design procedures that would allow the applications of bolted connections either as fully-restrained or partially-restrained. This paper outlines a step-by-step design procedure for the design of bolted top-and-seat angle moment connections for seismic applications. The proposed procedure is used to design three practical examples of top-and-seat angle connections: two full-strength and one partial-strength. The connections are then are modeled in ABAQUS following a validated modeling approach that has been verified against multiple experimental tests, both quantitatively and mechanistically. The analysis results of these models are subsequently compared to the expected outcomes from the design procedure, as a proof-of-concept. The results of this comparison are presented and commented on, and it is concluded that the proposed procedure is suitable for the design of bolted top-and-seat angle connections for seismic applications.
Gian Rassati, PhD (Committee Chair)
Thomas Baseheart, PhD (Committee Member)
James Swanson, PhD (Committee Member)
173 p.
Civil Engineering
moment connections; bolted connections; partially restrained; moment frames; finite element modeling; design procedure;

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  • Schippers, J. D. (2012). A Design Procedure for Bolted Top-and-Seat Angle Connections for Use in Seismic Applications [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1336137999

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Schippers, Jared. A Design Procedure for Bolted Top-and-Seat Angle Connections for Use in Seismic Applications. 2012. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1336137999.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Schippers, Jared. "A Design Procedure for Bolted Top-and-Seat Angle Connections for Use in Seismic Applications." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1336137999

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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