TY - JOUR ID - 40870 TI - Mathematical Modeling of Column-Base Connections under Monotonic Loading JO - Civil Engineering Infrastructures Journal JA - CEIJ LA - en SN - 2322-2093 AU - Abdollahzadeh, Gholamreza AU - Ghobadi, Farid AD - Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Babol University of Technology, Babol, Iran AD - M.Sc. Student, Department of Civil Engineering, Shomal University of Amol, Amol, Iran. Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 VL - 47 IS - 2 SP - 255 EP - 272 KW - Column-Base KW - Component Model KW - Mathematical modeling KW - Moment-Rotation Curve DO - 10.7508/ceij.2014.02.008 N2 - Some considerable damage to steel structures during the Hyogo-ken Nanbu Earthquake occurred. Among them, many exposed-type column bases failed in several consistent patterns, such as brittle base plate fracture, excessive bolt elongation, unexpected early bolt failure, and inferior construction work, etc. The lessons from these phenomena led to the need for improved understanding of column base behavior. Joint behavior must be modeled when analyzing semi-rigid frames, which is associated with a mathematical model of the moment–rotation curve. The most accurate model uses continuous nonlinear functions. This article presents three areas of steel joint research: (1) analysis methods of semi-rigid joints; (2) prediction methods for the mechanical behavior of joints; (3) mathematical representations of the moment–rotation curve. In the current study, a new exponential model to depict the moment–rotation relationship of column base connection is proposed. The proposed nonlinear model represents an approach to the prediction of M–θ curves, taking into account the possible failure modes and the deformation characteristics of the connection elements. The new model has three physical parameters, along with two curve-fitted factors. These physical parameters are generated from dimensional details of the connection, as well as the material properties. The M–θ curves obtained by the model are compared with published connection tests and 3D FEM research. The proposed mathematical model adequately comes close to characterizing M–θ behavior through the full range of loading/rotations. As a result, modeling of column base connections using the proposed mathematical model can give crucial beforehand information, and overcome the disadvantages of time consuming workmanship and cost of experimental studies. UR - https://ceij.ut.ac.ir/article_40870.html L1 - https://ceij.ut.ac.ir/article_40870_94f3d376a16f0a176711c614408c85e9.pdf ER -