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Higgins Lecture:
SCBF Gusset Plate Connection
Design
Ch l W
Charles W. R
Roeder
d
With major input by
Dawn E Lehman, Eric Lumpkin, Po-Po-Chien Hsiao,
and Keith Palmer
University of Washington
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Seattle, WA 98195
1
This work is part of a broad research
program involving extensive experiments
and anlyses at 4 different institutions.
The research addresses the broad seismic
performance of braced frames, but this
presentation will place greater focus on
the
h effect
ff off the
h gusset plate
l connections
i
and an improved gusset plate design
procedure.
procedure
2
More the 35 single-story single-bay Two two-story two-bay test with
Tests at University of Washington Slab at University of Minnesota
Six 2- or 3-
story plane
Four 2-story
frame tests
plane fframe
ame
with slab at
tests at
National
University of
Center for
California
Research in
Berkeley
Earthquake
Engineering
in Taipei
3
Cooperative Study Involving
Several Groups and Institutions
Charles Roeder and Dawn Lehman,
University of Washington
Steve Mahin, at University of California,
Berkeley
Taichiro Okazaki (now Hokkaido University) and
Carol Shield Universityy of Minnesota
K. C. Tsai, National Center for Research in
Earthquake Engineering (NCREE), Taiwan
Advisory Group of Engineers
4
Acknowledgements
National Science CANRON Western
Foundation Constructors Ltd
Nucor Yamato Steel Rutherford and
Ch
Chaparrall SSteell Chekene
Columbia Structural Dasse Design Inc -
Tubingg Walter P. Moore
American Institute of Coughlin Porter and
Steel Construction Lundeen
Magnusson Klemencic Many
Man others
Associates
5
Acknowledgement of those
who actually did the work for
this presentation.
Shawn Johnson Jacob Powell
Adam Christopulos Eric Lumpkin
Jung--Han Yoo
Jung Keith Palmer
David Herman Po--Chien Hsiao
Po
Brandon Kutolka
Kelly Clark
6
Overview of Presentation
7
I
Introduction
d i to S Seismic
i i
Design and Performance
8
US Seismic Design
Basically Life Safety, Collapse Prevention design with
increasing interest in performance based design
Primarily simple elastic analysis methods
Seismic design forces reduced by response
modification factors, R, selected to achieve target
inelastic performance and deformation capacit
– Small seismic designg forces assure serviceabilityy duringg
small, frequent earthquakes
– Large inelastic deformations during large earthquakes with
ductile detailing to prevent collapse
– R varies between 3 and 7 depending upon detailing
9
SCBFs are Conceptually Truss
Structures
Diagonal
g brace economicallyy
provides large strength and
stiffness
– Good for serviceability LS
Engineers initially evaluate as
a truss with pin joints
– Real connections are not pins
SCBF are conceptionally
SCBFs i ll
very easy to design, but many
engineers do not understand
their seismic performance
10
Overview of Seismic
Performance of SCBFs
11
This work focuses on SCBFs, but general
conclusions apply to OCBFs and other
CBF alternatives including pre-
pre-1988 CBF
systems.
y Gusset plate
p connections play
p ya
predominant role in braced frame
performance because they must develop
the
h required
i d resistance
i off the
h bbrace and
d
the frame while accommodating any
required movement or deformation.
deformation
12
Brief Overview of Current Seismic
Design Method
1. Size brace based on factored
seismic loads
2. Establish plastic capacity of
brace in tension and
compression
Pu = Ry Ag Fy (tension)
Pu = 1.1 Ry Ag Fcr (comp)
These forces are much
larger than factored loads
This practice sometimes leads to
misconception that the stiffer and
stronger the gusset the better.
better.
13
Brief Overview of Current Seismic
Design Method
3. Size brace-
brace-ggusset welds or
bolts for plastic brace
capacity
φRn > Pu (tension)
4. Reinforce Net section of
brace?
φRn = 0.75 U An Fu > Pu
(tension)
( i )
Reinforcement usually required due
to large value of Pu and the
reduction due to φ and UU.
Exception allows some relief
through the expected tensile stress.
14
Brief Overview of Current Seismic
Design Method (2)
5. Establish Whitmore width
P j ti a 30o angle
Projecting l from
f start
t t to
t
the end of joint.
6. Establish buckling end
rotation clearance requirement
q
- typically 2 tp
With rectangular gussets and flat or
steep brace angles this results in
quite
i large
l gussets.
6. Check gusset for buckling and
tensile yield
Uses area within Whitmore width.
Various methods for K and Le.
15
Brief Overview of Current Seismic
Design Method
7. Determine equilibrium
q
forces on gusset-
gusset-beam and
gusset--column interfaces
gusset
based upon expected
t il force
tensile f
Size welds with appropriate
resistance factors.
8. D i b
Design beam-column
beam- l
connection
Great variation bolted or
welded with attached or free
flanges.
16
Current Designs May Fall Short of
E
Expectations
t ti
Gussets often very thick and large. Performance often less than
than expected.
17
Experiments on Braced
Frames and Gusset Plate
Connections
18
Gusset Plate Buckling - Past
Experimental Results
Edge Buckling Model Modified Thornton Buckling
19
Corner Gusset Plate
Connections
Occur in wide range g of
bracing systems including This is 2tp
diagonal, X-
X-, and V-
V- or connection
chevron bracing commonly
used today
Provide good restraint to
gusset with support on
two edges from beam and
column
Proposed
Potentially difficult to elliptical
achieve end rotation of clearance
brace due inelastic ppost-
post- model
buckling deformation from this
research
20
Midspan Gusset Plate
Connections
Occur in multi-
multi-storyy X
and V-
V- or chevron bracing
Provide less restraint to
gusset with support on
one edge from beam
Susceptible to twist or
lateral torsional stability of
the
h bbeam
Easier to achieve end
rotation of brace due
inelastic post-
post-buckling
deformation
21
Experimental Research on
Corner Gusset Plate
C
Connections
ti
Uses andd bu
builds
ds upo
upon eextensive
e s ve
past research on connections and
CBF systems
22
Prototype Structure
23
UW Experimental Program on
gusset plate connections
Tested 27 SCBFs with wide range of gusset connection
configurations
nfi r ti ns ssubjected
bj t d tto cyclic
li in
inelastic
l sti ddeformation
f rm ti n
Channel
Assembly
Out-of-Plane
Restraint
Strong Floor
24
Brace Buckling
g Important
p to
CBF Behavior
B1 B2 B3
25
Brace Fracture
26
Widely Distributed Yielding
Yieldingg in gusset
g plate
p
Plastic hinging and local
buckling in beam and
column adjacent to gusset
Ductile weld tearing -
welds are all designed as
demand critical
But large deformation
capacity from system if
connection properly
designed
27
Specimen HSS-
HSS-01: Reference Specimen
(AISC D
Design)
i ) w/2t
/2 Li
Linear Cl
Clearance
28
More Compact Gusset Achieved
with Elliptical Clearance Proposal
Improved Constructability
Equal or Improved Drift Capacity
29
Evaluation of Elliptical
Clearance: HSS-
HSS-5
More compact
p ggusset p
plate
– 3/8 in. Plate
– 6t Elliptical Clearance
Inelastic action included
– Brace yielding and buckling
– Increased gusset plate yielding
– Increased yielding of frame
elements
– Weld cracking
Overall failure mode
– Brace fracture
Drift Capacities:
-3.1% to 1.7% (4.8%)
30
Current design methods imply bigger
((stronger)
g ) is better – but this is wrong
g
3/8 “ Plate
One connections with veryy
conservative design and other
with a balance design
Failure Mode: Brace Fracture
Drift Capacities:
3/8” = 3.1% to 1.7% (4.8%) 7/8 “ Plate w/ Large Beam
7/8”
7/8 = -1.5%
1 5% to 1.0%
1 0% (2.5%)
(2 5%)
Significant Reduction in drift
capacity for brace in
compression
i
31
Effect of Plate Taper
p
32
Connections with Unwelded
Beam Flanges
Commonly used in practice
Tests resulted in
– Reduced deformation
capacity
– More rapid failure of
brace
– Unwelded flange provides
l restraint
less i to gusset andd
greater damage in both
gusset and brace
We encourage welded
flange connections,
but….
33
Bolted End Plate Connections
(HSS--21)
(HSS
Behaved well but below
the best welded
connections
Ultimate fracture of brace
Drift range between
1.64% and -1.95% (3.60%
total))
Bolt fracture at center
most bolts
Prying of column flanges
noted at outer most bolts
34
Brace Cross Section Influences
Performance
• SCBFs with wide flange
braces provide greater
inelastic deformation
capacity than SCBFs with
HSS bbraces
35
Braced Frame Performance Also
Depends
d upon Brace Configuration
36
Braced Frame Performance Depends
upon Brace Configuration
Single story X-
X-braced
frames sustain greater
damage at smaller
d f
deformations
i than
h
diagonal bracing or
multi--storyy X-
multi X-brace
configurations
Damage concentrated
in one quadrant
q adrant
37
Midspan Gusset Plate
Connection Research
Midspan Gussets are fundamentally
different and they occur in chevron
(V-- or inverted
(V i dVV--),
) multi-
multi
l i-story X-
X-
braced and similar systems.
Typically require a multi
multi--story test
specimen.
38
Full-Scale 33--Story Frames also
Full-
tests at NCREE
Two and 3-storyy SCBF frames
with slabs considering and
focusing on variations of
midspan gussets
1 HSS tubular
b l andd wide
id
flange braces
2 Rectangular and tapered
gussets
3 In-
In-plane and out
out--of
of--plane
buckling
Multi--story X-
Multi X-brace
configuration
39
NCREE Tests Show that 8tp Horizontal
Cl
Clearance M
Method
h dPProvides
id B Best
Performance for Midspan Gusset
40
Major Research Results
The gusset plate will yield and deform. Welds or
bolts joining the gusset plate to the beam and
column should be designed to achieve the yield
capacity of the gusset plate. Not the brace!
brace!
Th 8t elliptical
The lli ti l clearance
l model
d l provides
id smaller,
ll
thinner gusset plates, increases the inelastic
deformation capacity of the brace, and reduces
yield
i ld ddamage to the
h bbeam andd column
l
The gusset plate must be stiff and strong enough
to develop the capacity of the brace, but additional
capacity reduces seismic performance
41
Major Research Results
Brace should be designed with a effective length
coefficient
ffi i off 1.0
1 0 andd the
h true length
l h off the
h brace
b
Tapered plates may improve constructability and
achieve similar p performance to elliptical
p model but
require thicker plates and place greater demands on
bolts or welds.
G
Gusset t plate
pl t yielding
i ldi gussett isi encouragedd since
i it
significantly increases the inelastic deformation
capacity.
Welded--web welded-
Welded welded-flange beam-
beam-column
connections at the gusset are strongly encouraged.
42
Major Research Results
Cracking in the gusset near the welds must be
expected, but is controlled with demand critical
welds. Caused by brace end rotation and gusset
deformation. Initiates at about 2% drift.
Significant yielding of the beam and column
adjacent to the gusset must be expected. This yield
damageg is reduced with thinner gussets
g resultingg
from elliptical model.
The edge buckling equations are not appropriate
for SCBF gusset design.
design
43
A Balanced Design Procedure Was
Developed to Incorporate these
Recommendations
44
P
Proposed
d Balanced
B l dDDesign
i
Procedure
There are clear advantages in using
b l
balanced
dddesign
i ffor gusset plate
l
connections. How do we achieve
it?
45
Proposed Design Method
1) Design beams, columns and braces for
f
factored
dd design
i lloads
d as current approach h
2) Establish expected plastic capacity of brace in
tension ((RyAgFy) and compression
p
(1.1RyAgFcr) as currently.
• Effective length of brace is true brace length
3) For connection design,
design propose a balance
procedure to assure good seismic
performance rather than current forced based
method.
method
46
Proposed Design Method (2)
Expected Brace Capacity < βyyield,1, RyRyyield,1
...... < βyield,iRyRyield,i
And
Expected
p Brace Capacity
p y < βfail,1Rfail,1
< βfail,2Rfail,2 …
and βyield < βfail
47
Balance Equations are Balancing
Yield
d Mechanisms andd Failure Modes
d
48
Proposed Design Method (3)
4) Size weld joining the tube for the expected
tensile force as with current method
5) Compare the expected tensile yield force of
the brace and the tensile fracture capacity of
the brace net section with β of 0.95.
6) Based upon the weld length and tube
diameter check block shear of the gusset plate
with β of .85
49
Proposed Design Method (4)
7) Establish the Whitmore width by the 30o
projected angle method as currently used.
8) Establish the dimensions of corner GPs with
the 8tp elliptical clearance model
• This can be done graphically or by an
approximate equation developed in research
9) Establish the dimensions of midspan GPs
with 6tp linear (horizontal) clearance
50
Recommend Elliptical
Clearance for Corner GP
8tp elliptical clearance
● Can be solved
graphically or –
51
Recommended 6tp Horizontal
Clearance Band for Midspan GP
52
Proposed Design Method (5)
10) Use Whitmore width to check GP for buckling,
tensile yyield and tensile net section fracture.
• Use average length and K of 0.65 for corner
gussets but K of 1.4 for midspan gussets
• For tensile yield compare expected tensile yield of
GP to the expected tensile capacity of the brace
with a β of 1.0
• For tensile fracture compare the nominal ultimate
tensile capacity of the plate to the expected yield
capacity of the brace with a β of 0.85.
0.85. (Bolts in
GP?)
• Ignore edge buckling
53
Proposed Design Method (6)
11) Size the welds joining GP to the beam and
column to develop the full plastic capacity of
GP
• CJP welds (or fillet welds on both sides slightly
larger than tp ) of matching metal
12) CJP welds to join the beam flanges to the
column at beam-
beam-column connection
13) Resulting GP must be stiff and strong enough
to support full loads but should have no extra
stiffness or resistance
54
Justifications
Whitmore
Brace Net Yield
Section
55
56
Precedents for Change
57
What are the Benefits of
Proposed Design Approach
Obtain 46% greater inelastic deformation
capacity prior to braced fracture
Result in less yielding and local damage to
the beams and columns
Result in thinner,, smaller and more
economical gusset plates
58
Other Braced Frame Issues
-
N li
Nonlinear A
Analysis
l i off
Seismic Response of Braced
Frames
Frames
59
Gusset plate design can significantly improve
SCBF performance, but CBFs experience
dramatic changes due to yielding and
buckling.
g Concentration of inelastic
deformation into a single story often occur.
The overall deformation demands on the
structure may be within acceptable limits,
limits but
individual story drifts may greatly exceed
their capacity. Nonlinear analysis will address
this.
hi
60
Two types on nonlinear
analysis were performed.
Both types were evaluated by
comparison of computed
res lts with
results ith experimental
e perimental
results.
61
Detailed ANSYS Models were developed for all test
specimens. The models are Accurate but Costly
andd C
Complex
l ffor P
Practice
i - Model
M d lCConfiguration,
fi i
Elements and Boundary Conditions
62
Predicted and Measured Force-
Force-
Displacement Response (HSS-
(HSS-5)
63
Predicted Response:
Brace
64
Predicted Response:
Gusset Plate
65
Brace Out
Out--of
of--Plane Displacement
0
-4.5 -4 -3.5 -3 -2.5 -2 -1.5 -1 -0.5 0
-4
8
-8
-12
-16
Test-HSS 5
FEM-HSS 5
-20
Lateral Displacement (in)
66
OpenSees models are much simpler
and economical and were also
developed for all specimens
Accuracyy require
q careful modelingg of both gusset
g
plate and beam-
beam-column connections
– Including bolt deformation and hole elongation
Composite slabs and lateral restraint must also be
accurately simulated
67
Accuracy of OpenSees strongly
dependent upon models
Four analysis
y from 4
models shown
a) Pinned braces severely
underestimate resistance.
b) Ri id b
Rigid brace connections
ti
overestimate resistance
and stiffness
c) Rigid links for gusset with
pinned
i d braces
b stiff
iff
significantly underestimate
resistance
d) Rigid links with spring
stiffness
iff provide
id best
b
estimate
68
Connection Springs are Key
Out
O
Out-
t-of-
off-plane
l
rotation of gusset
plate
WW t 2
Mp = σy
6
Rigid
g offsets:
brace, beam &
column
69
With right model good local and global
predictions achieved
achie ed
500
TEST 400
OpenSees 300
200
100
0
6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4
18
16 TEST
-100
14
OpenSees
12 -200
10
8 300
6
0
6 -4 -2
2
0 2 4 6 70
70
Results in good, economical
predictions
d of multi-
multi-story behavior
Composite fiber sections
Rigid
elements
Spring-type
model of
gussets
Increased
strength Simple
element connection
10 beam-column
elements with initial
imperfection 71
through entire
length
71
TCBF 2-1
(8t, HSS)
TCBF 2-2
(8t, WF)
72
Findings from Single and
Multi--Story Simulations
Multi
Proposed model captures the full response at both
global and local level
Pin--ended brace model overestimates contribution
Pin
off first
fi story for
f multi
l i story models
d l andd consistently
i l
underestimates resistance of structure
Fully--restrained brace model consistently
Fully
overestimates resistance of structure. It provides
good estimate of global response for multi-
multi-story
structures but not a ggood distribution between
stories.
73
Modeling Brace Fracture
74
Basis of Model
ε c ,max
ε t ,max
75
Brace Fracture Model Calibrated
From 44 Past Brace Fracture Tests
from 16 Different Research Programs
Max. εrange
0.08
3~6 7~8
0.07
9 10
(ε range ) max . = ε t ,max + ε c ,max
0.06 11 12
0.05 13 14
εrang
Cal.εrange
15 16
0.04
Cal.
x
C
C
0.03
0.4
⎛ w⎞
−0.4
⎛ KL ⎞
−0.3
⎛ E ⎞
0.02
(ε )
range max . ,cal = 0.1435 ⎜ ⎟ ⎜ ⎟ ⎜ ⎟
⎜ Fy ⎟
0.01 ⎝t ⎠ ⎝ r ⎠ ⎝ ⎠
0
0 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.07 0.08
εrange
76
Model Implementation
Model
Result
esu t
Predicted
Constitutive Relation
with
ihFFracture
Measured
0.4
⎛ w⎞
−0.4
⎛ KL ⎞
−0.3
⎛ E ⎞
(ε )
range max . ,cal = 0.1435 ⎜ ⎟ ⎜ ⎟ ⎜ ⎟
⎜ Fy ⎟
⎝t ⎠ ⎝ r ⎠ ⎝ ⎠
77
Model Evaluation
Mean St
Std. Dev.
Strain-range model 0.98 0.14
x Fatigue Model 0.78 0.18
Axial deformation 0.78 0.14
78
Analysis
y of Building
g Response
p
3 and 9 story buildings; redesigned SAC buildings.
40 Seattle ground
gro nd motions appropriately
appropriatel scaled.
scaled
2% and 10% in 50 yr. events
Evaluate RR--factors, building height and pre
pre--1988 design
concepts
79
Connection Model
P di d damage
Predicted d
depends on upon
connection model
particularly for
small seismic
events
80
Effect of R Value and Building Height
with
ith G
Gusset
sset Design Improvement
Imp o ement
100 100 100 100
100 9F (R=8)
2/50
_
9F (R=7)
9F (R=6)
9F (R=3)
Percentage (%)
50
30 30
20
15
5 5
0 0 0 0 0 0
0
Brace Buckled Possible Brace Fracture Potential
Replacement Collapse
9-story SCBF
3-story SCBF 100 100 100 100 20F (R=8)
100
2/50 20F ((R=6))
20F (R=4)
P ercen tag e (% )
20F (R=3)
50
20
15
10 10 10 10
5 5 5
0 0 0
0
Brace Buckled Possible Brace Fracture Potential
Replacement Collapse
20-story SCBF
81
Effect of R Value and Building Height with
Gusset Design Improvement
100
100 9F (R=8)
85 10/50 9F (R=7)
_
9F (R=6)
9F (R=3)
(R 3)
Percentage (% )
50
50
15
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0
B
Brace B
Buckled
kl d P ibl
Possible B
Brace Fracture
F PPotential
il
Replacement Collapse
20F (R=3)
50
5 5
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0
Brace Buckled Possible Brace Fracture Potential
Replacement Collapse
20-story SCBF
82
FEMA P695 Methodology
gy with IDA Process
83
Older CBFs designed with no
ductile detailing
Prior to 1988 UBC
CBFs were designed
on west coast with
virtually
i ll no
connection detailing
Analyses shows that
these frames have
higher risk of damage
and collapse
84
Final Observations
85
Thank you
Charles W. Roeder
croeder@u.washington.edu
Ph
Phone 206-543-6199
206 543 6199
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