Design of full-strength full-ductility extended end-plate beam-to-column joints

This paper addresses the design criteria to be adopted to assure full-strength full-ductility behaviour of Unstiffened Extended End-Plate (U-EEP) beam-to-column joints. The validation of the design procedure is accomplished by three-dimensional finite element analyses with ABAQUS 6.13 software. Finally, in order to clarify the design procedure in detail, a worked numerical example concerning the design of an external joint is presented.