Conexiones Precalificadas para Estructuras en Zonas de Alta Sismicldad
XI Simposio – Intenacional de Estructurasde Acer
Conexiones Precalificadas para Estructuras en Zonas de Alta Sismicldad Presented by Thomas M. Murray, Ph.D., P.E. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia thmurray@vt.edu
XI SIMPOSIO-INTERNACIONAL DE ESTRUCTURASDE ACER 09 March 2011 1
AISC Seismic – SMF Connections
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Presented by ProfessorThomas M. Murray, Virginia Tech 09 March 2011
Beam-to-column connections shall satisfy the following Section 9.2a requirements: •
The connection shall be capable of sustaining an interstory drift angle of at least 0.04 radians.
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The measured flexural resistance of the connection, determined at the column face, shall equal at least 0.80 Mp of the connected beam at an interstory drift angle of 0.04 radians.
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