This review article provides an overview of the problems pertaining to structural dynamics
with bolted joints. These problems are complex in nature because every joint involves …

Steel portal frames were traditionally designed assuming that beam-to-column joints are
ideally pinned or fully rigid. This simplifies the analysis and structural design processes, but …

A physically based mathematical model that can predict the moment-rotation relationships of
bolted extended end-plate eave connections, using the connection dimensions as inputs is …

Recent fire tests on the Cardington full-scale test frame and observations from real fires have
demonstrated the significance of connections in fire, when they can have beneficial effects …

Although connections are known to have a very significant effect on the behaviour of steel
and composite framed buildings in the event of fire, the cost of high temperature tests on the …

The effects of flexibility and eccentricity in the nodal connections of plane frames due to
static loading are considered in this paper. A numerical model that includes both nonlinear …

A three-parameter exponential model is proposed to represent the behaviour of top-and seat-
angles with or without double web-angle connections. Two of the parameters, the initial …

A series of tests on a variety of beam-to-column connections suitable for rectangular frames
using I-section members has been conducted. The principal objective was the provision of …

This paper deals with the effects of flexibility and damping in the nodal connections on the
dynamic behavior of plane steel frames. A flexible eccentric connection is idealized by …

Retrofit of existing steel buildings often requires strengthening of the connection regions.
One common connection, the bolted beam-column connection, is often strengthened in …