The paramount role of joints into the reliable response of structures : from the classic pinned and rigid joints to the notion of semi-rigidity : proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on The Paramount Role of Joints into the Reliable Response

A detailed presentation of the major role played by correctly designed and fabricated joints in the safe and reliable response of steel, composite and timber structures. The typology/morphology of connections is discussed for both conventional pinned and rigid joints and semi-rigid types. All relevant topics are comprehensively surveyed: definitions, classification, and influence of joint behaviour on overall structural response. Also presented are the application of the component method, the notion of rotational capacity, the local ductility of different types of earthquake-resistant structural joints as determined in cyclic experiments, numerical techniques for the realistic simulation of joint response, simple and moment-resistant structural connections. __Readership__: An incomparable resource for engineers who analyze and design steel, composite and timber structures; researchers and graduate students in the same areas. 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 Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on The Paramount Role of Joints into the Reliable Response of Structures, Ouranoupolis, Greece, May 21-23, 2000