Axial compression physical testing of traditional and bird beak SHS T-joints

Abstract

The static tests of nine traditional and bird beak square hollow structure (SHS) T-joints with different ß values and connection types under axial compression at brace end were carried out. Experimental test schemes, failure modes of specimens, jack load-vertical displacement curves, jack load-deformation of chord and strain intensity distribution curves of joints were presented. The effects of ß and connection types on axial compression property of joints were studied. The results show that the ultimate axial compression capacity of common bird beak SHS T-joints and diamond bird beak SHS T-joints is larger than that of traditional SHS T-joint specimens with big values of ß. The ultimate axial compression capacity of diamond bird beak SHS T-joints is larger than that of common bird beak SHS T-joints. As ß increases, the increase of the ultimate axial compression capacity of diamond bird beak SHS T-joints over that of common bird beak joints grows. The ultimate axial compression capacity and the initial axial stiffness of all kinds of joints increase as ß increases, and the initial axial stiffness of the diamond bird beak SHS T-joints is the largest. The ductilities of common bird beak and diamond bird beak SHS T-joints increase as ß increases, but the ductility of the traditional SHS T-joints decreases as ß increases.

Keywords

bird beak SHS T-joints / axial compression property / physical testing / ultimate axial compression capacity / initial axial compression stiffness / strain intensity distribution / ductility

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