Composite Special Moment Frames: Wide Flange Beam to Concrete Filled Steel Column Connections

Prepared by the Composite Construction Committee of the Metals Technical Administrative Committee of the Structural Engineering Institute of ASCE

Composite Special Moment Frames: Wide Flange Beam to Concrete-Filled Steel Column Connectionsprovides a state-of-the-art overview for designing connections for composite special moment frames (C-SMFs). This book focuses on beam-to-column moment connections for both continuous beam and continuous column connections, and C-SMFs with rectangular or circular concrete-filled tube (CFT) columns. This book will enable engineers to design composite frames more efficiently. It provides

• An experimental database of 165 tests conducted on beam-to-column connections for C-SMFs, including a summary of the behavior of these connections and an evaluation of these connections using current standard requirements;
• Design equations for estimating the panel zone shear strength of double split-tee (DST) and through-beam connections;
• Design examples for DST and through-beam connections; and
• Flow charts illustrating the design methodology for the connections.

This book will be a valuable resource for structural engineers and members of academia.