Seismic behavior of steel beams and CFT column moment-resisting connections with floor slabs

This research investigates the seismic performance of four steel beams to concrete filled steel tube (CFT) column connections with floor slabs, including two interior and two exterior joints. The objective of this research is to evaluate firstly the composite effect of the steel beam and floor slab commonly used in Taiwan in practice. Secondly, the seismic behavior of new connection details such as the taper flange or larger shear tab in the beam-end is investigated to prevent complete joint penetration welds (CJP) of the girder flanges from the unexpected brittle failure found in the latter after the Northridge earthquake. In addition to the experimental investigation, the development and validation of analytical models for the assessment of the force–deformation behavior of the joint components are also conducted. The slab effect on the shear transfer in the panel zone is investigated as well.