The Paramount Role of Joints into the Reliable Response of Structures: From the Classic Pinned and Rigid Joints to the Notion of Semi-rigidity

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Effects of the Actual Joint Behaviour on the Design of Steel Frames....Pages 3-16
Behavior and Design of Partially-Restrained Composite Framing Systems....Pages 17-30
Prediction of Ultimate Load of Steel Frames with Semi-Rigid Connections....Pages 31-46
Effective Length Factor Considering Semi-Rigid Connections....Pages 47-58
Practical Demonstration of the Use of Joint Flexibility in Steel Frame Design....Pages 59-68
Development, Design and Testing of Joints in Composite Structures....Pages 69-76
Application of the Theory of Semi-Rigid Joints into Steel and Composite Structures....Pages 77-86
Wind Effects on Large Antennas and Telecommunication Towers: Analysis and Design of Main Components and Joints....Pages 87-102
Front Matter....Pages 103-103
Application of Deformation Criteria in Bolted Connection Strength Design....Pages 105-114
Large — Scale Experimental Tests on Steel and Composite Frames....Pages 115-128
Cyclic Tests on Bolted Steel Double-Sided Beam-To-Column Joints....Pages 129-138
Experimental Investigation of Load Carrying Capacity of the Joints into an Aluminium Dome....Pages 139-146
Experimental and Analytical Studies on the Cyclic Behaviour of Column-Base Joints....Pages 147-158
Bolted Joints in Thin Walled Cross-Sections of Type Z Made from Cold Formed Steel....Pages 159-168
Review and Classification of Semi-Rigid Connections....Pages 169-178
Front Matter....Pages 179-179
Behaviour of Connections of Seismic Resistant Steel Frames....Pages 181-196
Observed Beam-Column Joint Failures During 17 August 1999 Kocaeli and 12 November 1999 Duzce, Turkey Earthquakes....Pages 197-206
Influence of Semi-Rigid and/or Partial-Strength Joints on the Seismic Performances of Steel MRF....Pages 207-216
Cyclic Behaviour of End-Plate Beam-To-Column Composite Joints....Pages 217-226
A Nonconvex Optimization Approach for the Determination of the Capacity Curve and the Performance Point of MR Steel Frames Exhibiting Softening under Seismic Loading....Pages 227-236
Front Matter....Pages 179-179
Bi-Directional Pseudodynamic Test of a Full-Size Three Storey Steel Concrete Building with Rigid and Semirigid Joints....Pages 237-256
Influence of Joint Flexibility in the Seismic Performance of Moment Resisting Steel Frames....Pages 257-266
Dynamic Analysis of Stiffened Coupled Shear Walls with Flexible Connections under Earthquake Effects....Pages 267-276
Front Matter....Pages 277-277
Numerical Modelling of the Structural Behaviour of Joints....Pages 279-292
Cyclic Analysis of Structural Joints by Computational Models....Pages 293-306
A Contribution to the Finite Element Study of Pin Connections in Steel Structures....Pages 307-316
Recent Advances in the Numerical Modelling of the Response of Structural Steelwork Taking into Account Softening in Connection Behaviour....Pages 317-326
Finite Element Analyses of Steel-Concrete Subassemblage with Partial Shear Connection....Pages 327-336
Butt-Welded Aluminium Joints: A Numerical Study of the HAZ Effect on the Ultimate Tension Strength....Pages 337-346
Front Matter....Pages 347-347
Designing Structural Joints According to Eurocodes....Pages 349-362
Rotation Capacity of Steel Joints: Verification Procedure and Component Tests....Pages 363-372
Review of Deformation Capacity of Joints Related to Structural Reliability....Pages 373-386
Modelling of Joints of Sandwiches Panels....Pages 387-394
New Design Concepts for Structural Timber Connections....Pages 395-406
Timber Joints Loaded Perpendicular to the Grain: Long-Term Strength, Theory and Experiments....Pages 407-416
Component Method for Historical Timber Joints....Pages 417-424
Application of the Component Method to Steel Joints under Fire Loading....Pages 425-434
Stiffness of Lap Joints with Preloaded Bolts....Pages 435-448
Back Matter....Pages 449-451