Study on bearing capacity of replaceable shear link with an elongated circular opening at web centerline
The shear strength of the shear link is weakened by opening a hole in the web to accomplish the bearing capacity regulating without changing its cross-sectional size at the link ends.The cyclic loading tests and finite element analyses were conducted on four replaceable shear links featuring an elongated circular hole at the center of the web.The stress distribution,failure modes,hysteretic behavior,and bearing capacity of the links under shear force were obtained,as well as the role of horizontal stiffeners in reducing localized buckling at the corner of the web opening.Additionally,the effects of changes in hole length on the stress distribution and damage modes of horizontally stiffened links were investigated.The theoretical formulas for the shear capacity of such members were developed based on the observed damage modes.The results indicate that the inelastic rotation of the links all exceeds 0.08 rad specified in the ANSI/AISC 341-16 provisions.Unstiffened links eventually experience shear buckling damage at the opening site,characterized by buckling tension bands forming in the four circular arc transitional regions at the edges of the elongated circular opening.Horizontal stiffeners in the web effectively prevent the formation of buckling tension bands around the periphery of the elongated circular opening.The webs on both sides of the width direction of the elongated circular opening reach the tensile strength of the steel,with the damage modes of the link involving shear and vierendeel damage at the perforation.Horizontally stiffened links exhibit higher bearing and energy dissipation capacities compared with unstiffened links with the same opening parameter.Additionally,the ultimate bearing capacity of the links decreases as the hole length increases,allowing for the control of shear capacity by adjusting the opening length.The standard deviation of the ratio between calculated and experimental values using the proposed formula for shear bearing capacity is 0.076,with variation coefficient of 0.075.It can be seen that the formula is able to provide reliable prediction of the shear capacity.
replaceable shear link with an elongated circular opening at web centerlinecyclic loading testfinite element analysisfailure modeshear capacity