of the beam, though their ultimate strength increased with the end

tests. A comparison between the curves related to the corresponding of the two series shows that the presence of the extension of plate on the compression side has a limited influence on the significant strains in the beam stub, within the hardening range, the inelastic buckling of the compressive flange (and of the of the web for the specimens with thicker end plate) before of the connection was achieved. rotation capacity 'u,cnis at the contrary adversely affected by the principally is affected by plate relatively thin, the connection rotation in the nonlinear range is to the elastic-