Effect of seismic loading on steel moment resisting frames
Thesis (M.Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1998.
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| author | Li, Alex C. (Alex Chung-Hsing), 1974- |
| author2 | Jerome Connor. |
| author_facet | Jerome Connor. Li, Alex C. (Alex Chung-Hsing), 1974- |
| author_sort | Li, Alex C. (Alex Chung-Hsing), 1974- |
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| description | Thesis (M.Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1998. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/500612020-07-14T21:44:57Z Effect of seismic loading on steel moment resisting frames Li, Alex C. (Alex Chung-Hsing), 1974- Jerome Connor. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering Thesis (M.Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1998. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 47-48). In recent history, the use of Steel Moment Resisting Frames (SMRF) in many structural steel buildings has become popular among many engineers and designers. The use of these moment resisting frames allows for more open spaces between floors and columns than in buildings that use the more traditional braced frame construction. One of the critical aspects of the moment resisting frames is the connections between the beams and the columns. The Northridge earthquake near Los Angeles California in 1994 showed that the existing designs for SMRF connections were inadequate and unstable. As a result, new connection designs were needed for SMRF construction. This thesis will first discuss the causes for the failures of the SMRF connections that were discovered after the Northridge earthquake. Next, new performance and testing requirements for new connection designs will be examined. Lastly, one possible solution, the SidePlate connection system, will be analyzed. by Alex C. Li. M.Eng. 2009-12-10T19:07:03Z 2009-12-10T19:07:03Z 1998 1998 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/50061 42264780 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 50 leaves application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Civil and Environmental Engineering Li, Alex C. (Alex Chung-Hsing), 1974- Effect of seismic loading on steel moment resisting frames |
| title | Effect of seismic loading on steel moment resisting frames |
| title_full | Effect of seismic loading on steel moment resisting frames |
| title_fullStr | Effect of seismic loading on steel moment resisting frames |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of seismic loading on steel moment resisting frames |
| title_short | Effect of seismic loading on steel moment resisting frames |
| title_sort | effect of seismic loading on steel moment resisting frames |
| topic | Civil and Environmental Engineering |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/50061 |
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