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Enhanced progressive collapse resistance of bolted beam-to-column connections with ductile stainless steel components
Highlights Use of stainless steel components (SSC) against progressive collapse is proposed. FE models (with fracture simulation) were developed for FEP and WA connections. Effectiveness of SSC against progressive collapse was assessed by parametric study. With SSC, the collapse resistance of the connections can be enhanced by 30–109%.
Abstract With the use of ductile stainless steel bolts and hot-rolled sections/plates as critical connection components, the progressive collapse resistance of bolted beam-to-column connections may be effectively enhanced at relatively low costs. To verify the viability of this concept, a comprehensive numerical study is performed to investigate the collapse-resisting performances of flush end-plate (FEP) and web angle (WA) connections equipped with stainless steel components. Through a detailed parametric study with various connection configurations and structural layouts, it is proved that the use of stainless steel components can produce remarkable enhancement to the collapse resistance of the connections. The average increase in dynamic load capacity is 30% for FEP connections using stainless steel bolts instead of carbon steel bolts. This average ratio can be as large as 109% for WA connections with the use of stainless steel bolts and web angles. These results clearly demonstrate the great potential of using stainless steel components in steel connections for collapse-resisting purposes. Similar concepts may be naturally applied in many other scenarios where the ductility of a few critical components controls the robustness of the entire system.
Enhanced progressive collapse resistance of bolted beam-to-column connections with ductile stainless steel components
Highlights Use of stainless steel components (SSC) against progressive collapse is proposed. FE models (with fracture simulation) were developed for FEP and WA connections. Effectiveness of SSC against progressive collapse was assessed by parametric study. With SSC, the collapse resistance of the connections can be enhanced by 30–109%.
Abstract With the use of ductile stainless steel bolts and hot-rolled sections/plates as critical connection components, the progressive collapse resistance of bolted beam-to-column connections may be effectively enhanced at relatively low costs. To verify the viability of this concept, a comprehensive numerical study is performed to investigate the collapse-resisting performances of flush end-plate (FEP) and web angle (WA) connections equipped with stainless steel components. Through a detailed parametric study with various connection configurations and structural layouts, it is proved that the use of stainless steel components can produce remarkable enhancement to the collapse resistance of the connections. The average increase in dynamic load capacity is 30% for FEP connections using stainless steel bolts instead of carbon steel bolts. This average ratio can be as large as 109% for WA connections with the use of stainless steel bolts and web angles. These results clearly demonstrate the great potential of using stainless steel components in steel connections for collapse-resisting purposes. Similar concepts may be naturally applied in many other scenarios where the ductility of a few critical components controls the robustness of the entire system.
Enhanced progressive collapse resistance of bolted beam-to-column connections with ductile stainless steel components
Song, Yuchen (author) / Yam, Michael C.H. (author) / Wang, Junjie (author)
Engineering Structures ; 275
2022-11-18
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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