RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS ON ASEISMATIC PERFORMANCE OF JOINTS OF LIGHT GAUGE STEEL FRAME

An experimental research and analysis on the aseismatic performance of joints of col d formed steel of C sections are presented Four T shape beam to column connections are d esigned under periodic load, only one mode of failure is identified, which is fle xural failure of connected cold formed steel section The results testify t hat configurations are effective in transferring moment between beam and column Ano ther, the effect of configurations on moment capacity, stiffness, ductility, ener gy consumption capacity and so on is analyzed based on the test results