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Analytical and experimental investigation of a flush moment end-plate connection with six bolts at the tension flange

An analytical and experimental investigation was conducted to study the six bolt flush moment end-plate connection configuration which is used in steel frame construction. The limit states of plate yielding and bolt fracture were analyzed using yield-line theory to predict endplate thicknesses and a split-tee analogy to develop a method to predict bolt forces. Five experimental tests were conducted on four configurations within a matrix of geometric parameters. The predicted ultimate moment showed good . correlation to the yield moment obtained from the experimental deflection plots. The experimental bolt forces correlated well with the predicted bolt forces when plotted versus the applied moment. Additionally, an equation to model the moment-rotation relationship was developed from a regression analysis to determine the construction type suitable for a given connection configuration. Finally, a method of designing the six-bolt flush end-plate configuration is presented and an example given. / Master of Science

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:VTETD/oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/76341
Date January 1989
CreatorsBond, Douglas Edward
ContributorsCivil Engineering
PublisherVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Source SetsVirginia Tech Theses and Dissertation
Languageen_US
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis, Text
Formatvi, 118 leaves, application/pdf, application/pdf
RightsIn Copyright, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
RelationOCLC# 20766781

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