STUDY OF EUROCODE-3 STEEL CONNECTION CLASSIFICATION

The work provides an analytical evaluation of the Eurocode 3 classific ation on the three types of beam-to-column connections in steel constr uction. Extensive studies of the behavior of such connections in frame s have been made, using the database complied by Kishi and Chen. These studies showed that most connections have semi-rigid behavior for dri ft check at service load, but become flexible for strength check at fa ctored load. The EC3 code provides a suitable classification for ultim ate strength check but is not adequate for drift check. (C) 1997 Elsev ier Science Ltd.