Analysis and modelling of the seismic behaviour of high ... - Ingegneria

3. SEISMIC BEHAVIOUR OF BOLTED END PLATE BEAM-TO-COLUMN STEEL JOINTS
the TC-3 joint relevant to the cyclic regime with the isotropic strain-hardening
model and the experimental response are reported in Figure 3.32b. Experimental
data and numerical prediction are in a good agreement; this indicates a satisfactory
behaviour of the numerical models employed.
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Figure 3.32. Experimental and predicted force vs.
displacement of: (a) TM-3 specimen; (b) TC-3
specimen