Thanks to visit codestin.com
Credit goes to www.scribd.com

Scribd
Upload
18 views1 page

Them or As Partial Strength (PS) When They Are Not (Figure

Connections in structural design can be classified as fully restrained, partially restrained, or simple based on their stiffness relative to the girder. The document emphasizes the importance of partial strength connections in seismic design, allowing for maximum force calculations and ensuring other structural elements remain elastic during extreme conditions. Additionally, it highlights the necessity of ductility in connections to enable moment redistribution before failure, particularly in unbraced frames subject to cyclic loads.

Uploaded by

addrien daniel
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
18 views1 page

Them or As Partial Strength (PS) When They Are Not (Figure

Connections in structural design can be classified as fully restrained, partially restrained, or simple based on their stiffness relative to the girder. The document emphasizes the importance of partial strength connections in seismic design, allowing for maximum force calculations and ensuring other structural elements remain elastic during extreme conditions. Additionally, it highlights the necessity of ductility in connections to enable moment redistribution before failure, particularly in unbraced frames subject to cyclic loads.

Uploaded by

addrien daniel
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 1

connections

can be classified as fully restrained (FR), partially


restrained (PR) or simple depending on the degree of restraint
provided (Figure 2(b)). The current approach in design is to
assume that for members framing into relatively rigid supports,
if the connection stiffness is about 25 times that of the
girder (i.e, > 25), the connection can be considered
rigid. Conversely, if the connection provides a stiffness
less than 0.5 times that of the girder, then it should be
considered simple.* The classification by stiffness is valid
only for the service load range and for connections which do
not exhibit significant non-linear behavior at
Insofar as strength is concerned, joints can be classified
either as full strength (FS) when they are capable of transferring
the full moment capacity of the steel beam framing into
them or as partial strength (PS) when they are not (Figure
2(b)). The schematic moment-rotation curve for a PR-CC
shown in Figure 2(b) does not reach the full capacity, and
thus is a partial strength connection. Partial strength is desirable
in seismic design because it permits a calculation of the
maximum forces that a structural element will be required to
withstand under the uncertain ground motions that serve as
an input. If the designer knows what is the maximum moment
that a connection can transmit, he/she can insure that other
key elements, columns for example, remain elastic and suffer
no damage even when the seismic input far exceeds the code
prescribed forces. This design philosophy, known as capacity
design,24 is employed in this design guide. Capacity design
requires that any hinging region be carefully detailed to
dissipate energy and that all other elements in the structure
remain basically elastic when the maximum plastic capacity
of these regions is reached. Following this design philosophy,
the detailing of the PR-CCs is driven by the need to provide
a stable, ductile yielding mechanism such as tension yielding
of the angle legs rather than a sudden, brittle failure such as
bolt shearing.
Ductility is required in structural design so that some
moment redistribution can occur before the connection fails.
In applications for unbraced frames, and particularly if seismic
loads are important, large ductilities are required. Ductilities
can be defined in relative terms or ultimate
rotation capacity divided by a nominal yield one, see Figure
2(a)) or in absolute terms 0.05 radians, for example).
The required ductilities are a function of the structural system
being used and whether large cyclic loads need to be considered
in the design. In general cyclic ductilities

You might also like