Loading rate effects and influence of floor slab on the seismic performance of RBS connections for steel moment resisting frames

R. Tremblay; N. Tchebotarev; A. Filiatrault

Loading rate effects and influence of floor slab on the seismic performance of RBS connections for steel moment resisting frames

R. Tremblay
, N. Tchebotarev
, A. Filiatrault

Department of Civil, Structural & Environmental Engineering

Ecole Polytechnique

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This paper presents the results of six full scale tests performed on Reduced Beam Section (RBS) welded exterior beam-to-column connections for steel moment resisting frames. Six identical specimens were tested. Different loading histories were applied. Two specimens included a concrete floor slab with special detailing aiming at isolating the slab from the steel framing at the joint. All specimens exhibited a very satisfactory performance under the various loading conditions. The results indicate that quasi-static cyclic testing is more appropriate than a push-over test to predict the performance of RBS joints under severe ground motions. No strain rate effects were observed in the tests. The proposed slab detailing reduced significantly the effects of the floor slab.

Original language	English
Pages	419-428
Number of pages	10
State	Published - 1997
Event	Proceedings of the 1997 Annual Conference of Canadian Society for Civil Engineering. Part 4 (of 7) - Sherbrooke, Can Duration: May 27 1997 → May 30 1997

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Conference	Proceedings of the 1997 Annual Conference of Canadian Society for Civil Engineering. Part 4 (of 7)
City	Sherbrooke, Can
Period	05/27/97 → 05/30/97

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Loading rate effects and influence of floor slab on the seismic performance of RBS connections for steel moment resisting frames. / Tremblay, R.; Tchebotarev, N.; Filiatrault, A.
1997. 419-428 Paper presented at Proceedings of the 1997 Annual Conference of Canadian Society for Civil Engineering. Part 4 (of 7), Sherbrooke, Can.

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Loading rate effects and influence of floor slab on the seismic performance of RBS connections for steel moment resisting frames

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