Table of Contents
PARTI:BACKGROUND
1Introduction
2CharacterizationofConnectionBehavior
3AdvantagesandLimitations
4ConnectionM-?Curves
5Analysis
5.1ServiceLoadRange
5.2BeamLineAnalysisforGravityLoading
atService
5.3ConnectionUltimateStrength(GravityLoads)
5.4FrameandBeamUltimateStrength
6DesignConsiderations
6.1PRBeamDeflections
6.2LateralDrift
6.3BeamStiffness
6.4PR-CCEffectonColumnEndRestraint
6.5BottomAngleConnection
7Detailing
8References
PARTII:DESIGNPROCEDURES
1Introduction
2PR-CCsforGravityDesigninBracedFrames
2.1Introduction
2.2RecommendedDesignProcedure-BracedFrames
3PR-CCsforLateralResistanceinUnbracedFrames
3.1Introduction
3.2DesignProcedureforUnbracedFrames
PARTIII:DESIGNEXAMPLE
PR-CCsinBracedFrames:N-SDirection
PR-CCsinUnbracedFrames:E-WDirection
PARTIV:TABLESANDDESIGNAIDS
Tables
APPENDIXA
NOTATION
Figures Abstract
Covers design of braced and unbraced frames with partially restrained composite connections and is divided into four parts.