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Chapter 1 Design <strong>of</strong> steel structures <strong>with</strong> Eurocode 3<br />

Key:<br />

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Kb is the mean value <strong>of</strong> Ib/Lb for all the beams at the top <strong>of</strong> that storey;<br />

Kc is the mean value <strong>of</strong> Ic/Lc for all the columns in that storey;<br />

Ib is the second moment <strong>of</strong> area <strong>of</strong> a beam;<br />

Ic is the second moment <strong>of</strong> area <strong>of</strong> a column;<br />

Lb is the span <strong>of</strong> a beam (center-to-center <strong>of</strong> columns);<br />

Lc is the storey height <strong>of</strong> a column.<br />

Fig. 1.12: Classification <strong>of</strong> joints by stiffness<br />

Classification by strength<br />

Nominally pinned joints<br />

A nominally pinned joint shall be capable <strong>of</strong> transmitting the internal forces, <strong>with</strong>out<br />

developing significant moments which might adversely affect the members or the<br />

structure as a whole. It shall be capable <strong>of</strong> accepting the resulting rotations under the<br />

design loads <strong>and</strong> may be classified as nominally pinned if its design moment resistance<br />

Mj,Rd is not greater than 0,25 times the design moment resistance required for a fullstrength<br />

joint, provided that it also has sufficient rotation capacity.<br />

Full-strength joints<br />

The design resistance <strong>of</strong> a full strength joint shall be not less than that <strong>of</strong> the connected<br />

members. A joint may be classified as full-strength if it meets the criteria given in<br />

Figure 1.13.<br />

Partial-strength joints<br />

A joint which does not meet the criteria for a full-strength joint or a nominally pinned<br />

joint should be classified as a partial-strength joint.<br />

a) Top <strong>of</strong> column<br />

b) Within column height<br />

Key:<br />

M j,Sd<br />

M j,Sd<br />

Mb,pℓ,Rd is the design plastic moment resistance <strong>of</strong> a beam<br />

Mc,pℓ,Rd is the design plastic moment resistance <strong>of</strong> a column<br />

Fig. 1.13: Full-strength joints<br />

Either Mj,Rd ≥ Mb,pℓ,Rd<br />

or Mj,Rd ≥ Mc,pℓ,Rd<br />

Either Mj,Rd ≥ Mb,pℓ,Rd<br />

or Mj,Rd ≥ 2 Mc,pℓ,Rd<br />

1.4.8 Modeling <strong>of</strong> beam-to-column joints<br />

(1) To model the deformational behaviour <strong>of</strong> a joint, account should be taken <strong>of</strong> the shear<br />

deformation <strong>of</strong> the web panel <strong>and</strong> the rotational deformation <strong>of</strong> the connections.<br />

(2) Joint configurations should be designed to resist the internal bending moments Mb1,Ed<br />

<strong>and</strong> Mb2,Ed, normal forces Nb1,Ed <strong>and</strong> Nb2,Ed <strong>and</strong> shear forces Vb1,Ed <strong>and</strong> Vb2,Ed applied to the<br />

connections by the connected members, see Figure 1.14.

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