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After a quick review of bolted connections in steel structures, flush end- plate type connection is introduced. Two- way connections made up of such kind have been analyzed using a three- dimensional (3D) inelastic finite element modeling. The model output compared well with available experimental tests. 65 cases of flush end-plate stiffened connections, then, used to study effects of connection parameters on its behavior.
Finally Multiple-regression analysis
procedure applied to derive Richard-
Abbott power function parameters, which predicts moment-rotation curves for any selected connection, given the geometrical and mechanical properties.