Potential of Exterior Diaphragm-type Column to Beam Connections

摘要

Among the methods to connect square or circular steel tube columns and H-shape beams is the exterior diaphragm connection method, which is shown in Fig. 1. In the exterior diaphragm-type column to beam connection, the diaphragm is not arranged inside the closed-section column, but it is arranged as it protrudes over the outer periphery of the column so as to function to transfer the bending stress of the beam to the column.