Experimental Study on the Behavior of Header End - Plate Connections under Cyclic Loading

This paper presents the results from experimental study on actual behavior of header end-plate connections. To better understand hysteretic these connections in terms stiffness and strength, sixteen specimens were considered subjected to cyclic loads. The effect some parameters such as thickness end-plate, depth connection number bolt rows has been investigated by help tests finite element (FE) analyses. moment-rotation relations governed three as, initial stiffness, moment capacity rotation obtained. Results revealed that increases with increase connection. However, for equal depth, increasing not influenced remarkably.