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Seismic performance of high-strength steel framed-tube structures with bolted web-connected replaceable shear links

  • Lian, Ming (School of Civil Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture & Technology) ;
  • Cheng, Qianqian (School of Civil Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture & Technology) ;
  • Guan, Binlin (School of Civil Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture & Technology) ;
  • Zhang, Hao (School of Civil Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture & Technology) ;
  • Su, Mingzhou (School of Civil Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture & Technology)
  • Received : 2020.04.04
  • Accepted : 2020.06.01
  • Published : 2020.11.10
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Abstract

In steel framed-tube structures (SFTSs), the plastic hinges at beam-ends cannot be adequately improved because of the large cross sections of spandrel beams, which results in the lower ductility and energy dissipation capacities of traditional SFTSs. To address this drawback, high-strength steel fabricated SFTSs with bolted web-connected replaceable shear links (HSFTS-SLs) have been proposed. In this system, shear links use conventional steel and are placed in the middle of the deep spandrel beams to act as energy dissipative components. In this study, 2/3-scaled HSFTS-SL specimens were fabricated, and cyclic loading tests were carried out to study the seismic performance of both specimens. The finite element models (FEMs) of the two specimens were established and the numerical results were compared with the test results. The results showed that the specimens had good ductility and energy dissipation capacities due to the reliable deformation capacities. The specimens presented the expected failure modes. Using a shorter shear link can provide a higher load-carrying capacity and initial elastic lateral stiffness but induces lower ductility and energy dissipation capacity in HSFTS-SLs. The performance of the specimens was comparable to that of the original sub-structure specimens after replacing shear links. Additionally, the expected post-earthquake recoverability and resilience of the structures could be achieved by replacing shear links. The acceptable residual interstory drift that allows for easy replacement of the bolted web-connected shear link was 0.23%. The bolted web-connected shear links had reliable hysteretic responses and deformation capacities. The connection rotation had a notable contribution to total link rotation. The results of the numerical analysis run for the proposed FEMs were consistent with the test results. It showed that the proposed FEMs could be used to investigate the seismic performance of the HSFTS-SL.

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Acknowledgement

The authors are grateful for the partial financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China [Grant No. 51708444].

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