ABSTRACT

Schrauben (1999) performed four of the ten total full-scale connection cyclic tests undertaken by subtask 7.03: two T-stub and two top-and-seat angle connections were tested. The top-and-seat angle connection tests were one of the major focuses for this research. The top-and-seat angle connections were found to perform better than what suggested by their respective component tests; something that did not happen with the other full-scale tests. Schrauben attributes this to the complex interaction between the components and to the pinching behavior witnessed as a consequence of the angles’ interaction with the beam.