ON THE EFFECTS OF CIRCULAR BOLT PATTERNS ON THE ...

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Figure 5-9 Comparison Of The Predicted Vs. Actual Moment Capacity Of The Connection At Yield With
±5% Error Envelope For The Category-1 Connections With Circular Bolt Pattern
Figure 5-10 shows the predicted initial stiffness of the connections versus the actual initial stiffness of
the connection. The results presented in this figure show a close agreement between the predicted and
actual initial stiffness of the connection.
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Figure 5-10 Comparison Of The Predicted Vs. Actual Initial Stiffness Of The Connection With ±5% Error
Envelope For The Category-1 Connections With Circular Bolt Pattern
The predicted post-yield stiffness of the connections versus the results obtained from the finite
element analysis are presented in Figure 5-11. These results show a close agreement between these
predicted and actual values.
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3.E+05
2.E+05
1.E+05
0.E+00
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Results
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+5% error
Resuts
-5% Error
+5% Error
0.E+00 1.E+05 2.E+05 3.E+05
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