ABSTRACT
There i s a l a c k of experimental data on s e m i - r i g i d , beam-to-columnweb c o n n e c t i o n s s u b j e c t e d to c y c l i c l o a d i n g . A d d i t i o n a l t e s t s , coupled w i t h d e t a i l e d t h e o r e t i c a l a n a l y s i s , o f extended e n d - p l a t e c o n n e c t i o n s d e s i g n e d f o r energy a b s o r p t i o n a r e needed. No study has been c a r r i e d out on composite connections and j o i n t assemblages s u b j e c t e d to b i - d i r e c t i o n a l bending due to g r a v i t y as w e l l as l a t e r a l loading.
