Enhanced progressive collapse resistance of bolted beam-to-column connections with ductile stainless steel components

Yuchen Song, Michael C.H. Yam, Junjie Wang

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Abstract

With the use of ductile stainless steel bolts and hot-rolled sections/plates as critical connection components, the progressive collapse resistance of bolted beam-to-column connections may be effectively enhanced at relatively low costs. To verify the viability of this concept, a comprehensive numerical study is performed to investigate the collapse-resisting performances of flush end-plate (FEP) and web angle (WA) connections equipped with stainless steel components. Through a detailed parametric study with various connection configurations and structural layouts, it is proved that the use of stainless steel components can produce remarkable enhancement to the collapse resistance of the connections. The average increase in dynamic load capacity is 30% for FEP connections using stainless steel bolts instead of carbon steel bolts. This average ratio can be as large as 109% for WA connections with the use of stainless steel bolts and web angles. These results clearly demonstrate the great potential of using stainless steel components in steel connections for collapse-resisting purposes. Similar concepts may be naturally applied in many other scenarios where the ductility of a few critical components controls the robustness of the entire system.

Original languageEnglish
Article number115337
JournalEngineering Structures
Volume275
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Jan 2023

Keywords

  • Bolted beam-to-column connection
  • Ductile fracture
  • Finite element analysis
  • Progressive collapse
  • Stainless steel

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Civil and Structural Engineering

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