Title of article :
Numerical investigation of cover plate in RCS connections
Author/Authors :
Attari, Nader. K. A. Department of Structural Engineering - Building & Housing Research Center , Azadvar, Narges Department of Civil Engineering - West Tehran Branch - Islamic Azad University, Tehran , Alizadeh, Saeid Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering - University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Abstract :
Due to the growing popularity of Reinforced Concrete column with Steel beam (RCS) moment frame system in recent years, there are lots of publications about the performance of this structural system. In this paper, fifteen RCS joints with practical details are studied using a verified finite element method. Joint details of the models include Cover Plate, Additional Bearing Plate, Steel Doubler Plate, and joint stirrups. The results show that Cover Plate can be used instead of a combination of steel doubler plate and joint stirrups; it improves the joint performance by increasing the confinement of joint region and contributing to joint shear strength.
Keywords :
RCS connections , composite structural frames , Finite Element Method , Cover plate , Steel doubler plate
Journal title :
Scientia Iranica(Transactions A: Civil Engineering)
