AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF END PLATE SHEAR CONNECTIONS

The shear behavior of both conventional end plate connections and clipped end plate connections, in which the upper corner of the end plate was removed, was examined in a laboratory investigation of 29 full-scale test specimens. The majority of the connections failed in one of two modes: a failure of the bolt group component or a web-tear failure. For connections failing through the bolt group, the ratio of the shear capacity of the clipped connection to that of the conventional connection is the ratio of the number of bolts in the clipped and conventional connections. Even when failure is not through the bolt group, the shear capacity of an end plate connection is reduced when the upper corner of the end plate is clipped. The experimentally determined shear capacities are compared with the calculated resistances determined using the resistance equations in CAN3-S16.1 in conjunction with the assumptions of load transfer mechanisms and stress distributions embodied in the design aid for end plate connections in the 'Handbook of Steel Construction.'

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  National Research Council of Canada

  Research Journals
  Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0R6,   Canada 
• Authors:
  • Van Dalen, K
  • Van Dalen, M
• Publication Date: 1991-10

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 818-829
• Serial:
  • Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering
  • Volume: 18
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: National Research Council of Canada
  • ISSN: 0315-1468
  • Serial URL: http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/loi/cjce

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bolts; Deformation curve; Design; Failure; Fasteners; Load transfer; Shear strength; Structural analysis; Structural mechanics; Structural plates
• Uncontrolled Terms: End plates; Structural behavior
• Old TRIS Terms: Connectors
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00618357
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 31 1992 12:00AM