Abstract
The current research work investigates the behaviour of steel and composite beams as well as beam"to"column connections at seismic loading. Significant attention is needed to identify the main issues, as the behaviour is profoundly different from that at static loading. Current design of reinforced concrete and steel structures in Australia caters well for seismic loading of a 500 year return period. However, there has been much discussion about whether structures should be designed for low probability, high consequence events such as a 2500 year return period earthquake. This paper presents finite element analysis on composite beam"column flush end plate connections subjected to low probability, high consequence loading. The pertinent results obtained from the finite element analysis were verified against experimental results. Based on the finite element analysis and the experimental results, it indicates that the strength and the load"deformation behaviour of composite steel"concrete beams are greatly influenced by the loading condition.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 2010 Structures Congress, held in Orlando, Florida, May 12-15, 2010 |
| Publisher | American Society of Civil Engineers |
| Pages | 3431-3442 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780784411308 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2010 |
| Event | Structures Congress - Duration: 12 May 2010 → … |
Conference
| Conference | Structures Congress |
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| Period | 12/05/10 → … |