Innovative joint configuration for structures subjected to high seismic actions and to exceptional events ? Development of a spring model reflecting the joint behaviour in case of a column loss scenario

摘要

The objective of the dissertation is to study the behaviour of a frame equipped with the innovative joint and the joint itself when subjected to a column loss. In case of column loss scenario, this joint will be subjected to a specific loading (bending moment + axial loads) which will require the activation of ductile joint components to allow the activation of an alternative load path within the structure.