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Abstract
While the recent high demand for high rise buildings has led to the development of high-performance and high-strength
steels, the requirements for structural-performance steel for such buildings have been raised as engineers recognized the
potential wreak damage that an earthquake could cause on a tall building. Many studies on high-strength steels have explored
such requirements, but appropriate design equations are needed for the case of hollow structural section (HSS) due to the design
equations that limit the maximum yield stress up to 360MPa in the design codes (AISC, 2011; KBC, 2009). This study
investigated the behavior of 600MPa plate-to-circular hollow section joints subjected to applied moment and shear force by
experiment and finite element analysis (FEA), and the results are compared with current design equations. The nominal strength
of AISC (2005) (or KBC (2009)) overestimated the tested strength in the range between 105% and 137%. It is found that the
nominal strength equation of AISC (2011) is reasonably revised in comparison to those of other design codes.
Keywords: high-strength, hollow structural section, design equation, plate-to-circular hollow section joint, finite element
analysis
de Winkel et al., 1993; Yura et al., 1980, 1981). The 3%D still in progress, but the design equations of AISC (2011)
(or 3%d0) limit, i.e., a connecting face deformation of 3% and AISC (2005) (or KBC (2009)) limit the maximum
of the main chord diameter as proposed by Lu et al. yield stress up to 360 MPa in the case of HSS.
(1994), is generally used as a numerical and experimental This study aims at analyzing behavior of XP joints
ultimate deformation limit load of the databases of many made of 600 MPa steel and comparing experimental
researchers. values with the results of finite element analysis (FEA) as
A database of prior experimental result has influenced well as investigating the applicability of design equations
the design specifications in Canada as well as Japan. The [AISC (2005) (or KBC (2009)), AISC (2011), CIDECT
application of design equations on high-strength steel is (2008) (Wardenier et al., 2008), CISC (1992) (Packer and
Type
2. Experimental Program
2.1. Specimens
The fabrication of XP joint referred to a previous Figure 3. Stress-strain curve of tensile test for HSB600.
research (Wardenier, 1982) as shown in Table 1. LM type
consisted of XP-joints were prepared by welding plates in
longitudinal direction of the chord, and moment and shear (KS D 7104) electrode with yield strength of 590MPa,
force were applied simultaneously to the plate. The tensile strength of 650MPa and Charpy V-Notch (CVN)
dimensions of the chord were D=350 mm of outer toughness of 120J at 30oC was used for Flux Cored Arc
diameter, t=12 mm of thickness, and L=1750 mm of Welding (FCAW). Fillet welding between chord and plate
length as summarized in Table 2 (RIST, 2010). K-81T was applied.
Figure 7. Moment-deflection curve for N350. Figure 8. Moment-deflection curve for N700.
Failure Test (kN m, mm) AISC (2005) AISC CIDECT (2008) AIJ
Specimen
mode* Mexp,3%D 3%D (KBC (2009)) (2011) (CISC (1992)) (2002)
Figure 16. Design equations and MFEA,3%D for Pr/Py =0.0. Figure 18. Design equations and MFEA,3%D for Pr/Py =0.6.
5. Conclusions
Test and finite element analysis of plate-tube connection
of 600 MPa high-strength CHS were performed, and the
following conclusions are drawn.
(1) The effect of compressive force on CHS was
minimal for specimens with the utilization ratio below 0.3
of yield strength based on the experimental result.
Figure 17. Design equations and MFEA,3%D for Pr/Py =0.3.
(2) The 3%D deformation limit capacity at 3%D limit
could be accurately predicted by FEA with less than 10%
error.
4. Comparison of FEA Results with Design (3) The AISC (2005) (or KBC (2009)) nominal strength
Equations equation values overestimated the experimental results
and were greater than other design equation values.
Figures 16~18 show the moment resistance of design (4) The revised nominal strength equation of AISC
provisions and the 3%D deformation limit capacity (2011) was suitable for its application to plate-to-circular
(MFEA,3%D) with respect to the width of plate. Nominal hollow section joints. KBC (2009) may need to be adjusted.
equations (without reduction factor ) of AISC (2005) (or
KBC (2009)) overestimated the resistance by 10~27%, Acknowledgment
but the revised AISC (2011) estimated the resistance in
the reasonable range of 88~102%. Design equations of This work was supported by the National Research
CIDECT (2008) (or CISC (1992)) and AIJ (2002) estimated Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea
within 88~109% and 84~115% of the actual capacities, government (MEST) (No. 2012000149). And this work
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