ABSTRACT
Abstract Experimental study is completed on the cyclic behaviour of typical steel-to-concrete end-plate connections under constant axial and cyclic bending loading conditions. Main focus of the research is on the rotational stiffness of the mixed connection and its cyclic deterioration. Bending deformation of the endplate -- as a dominant source of the joint nonlinear behaviour — is measured and investigated. Cyclic characteristics of the moment-rotation response of the joints are analyzed. Fast deterioration of the rotational stiffness is observed under cyclic loading. Keywords: Mixed Connection, Experimental Study, Cyclic Loading, Stiffness Deterioration.
