Modeling and Behavior of the Beam/Column Joint Region of Steel Moment Resisting Frames
The effect of panel zone (PZ) flexibility and yielding on the stiffness and strength of steel moment resisting frames (SMRF) has been the topic of numerous papers over the past thirty years. When properly detailed, the PZ is an excellent source of energy dissipation, even under large inelastic defo...
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Virginia Tech
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/46198 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-12132002-140113/ |