… and end plate, is zero for an unreinforced groove weld. The benefit of this effective bolt distance
… side. The weld size Ws was 0.5 in. and the average flange yield stress Fy was 39.54 ksi. …

… The tests were done on one-sided connections, which eliminates symmetry about mid-… the
bolt force within the section. This is especially important for thin end plates in which the bolts in …

… far side of the bolt line and decrease contact on the near side… Bolt forces across the end
plate are more evenly distributed … at the inner bolts is relieved, the outer bolts begin to carry a …

… study on extended end-plate bolted moment connections for … using end-plates with high
strength one side bolts (blind bolts) … This paper includes tests of one side bolts, material tests of …

… flange to the tension side outer bolt row, h 1 is the distance from the centerline of the
compression flange to the tension side inner bolt row, b p is width of end-plate (shall not be taken …

… This is especially important for thin end plates in which the bolts in tension undergo …
flange, the contributions of the bolts did not exceed that of the end plate. BOLT BENDING …

… 5(eg) show circular and non-circular yield patterns for outer side of bolt (bolt row … end-plate,
width of endplate, gage distance, bolt diameter, weld thickness, the distance between the bolt …

… remaining, always after significant yielding of the end plate and bolt bending. Comparisons
of the joint ductility and the corresponding equivalent T-stub for the end plate side are drawn. …

… extended end-plate configurations, including column side limit … for two flush end-plate
configurations (two and four bolts at the … -to-endplate weld design in the vicinity of the tension …

… with the steel beam using blind bolts or one-side bolts, which provides convenient … endplate
connected to the HSST column by Huck blind bolts and proved the feasibility of blind bolts …