Cyclic
Loading Sequence for Beam‐to‐Column Moment Connections
Beam length : 1500 mm
Force : kN
Displacement
: mm
target
Axial Bolt
: kN
Torque
Story drift Displacement Displacement Force
No Step Condition Drift ratio
angle (mm) (mm) (kN)
1 Push 5.63 0.38%
2 Pull ‐5.63 ‐0.38%
3 Push 5.63 0.38%
4 Pull ‐5.63 ‐0.38%
5 Push 5.63 0.38%
6 Pull ‐5.63 ‐0.38%
1 0.00375
7 Push 5.63 0.38%
8 Pull ‐5.63 ‐0.38%
9 Push 5.63 0.38%
10 Pull ‐5.63 ‐0.38%
11 Push 5.63 0.38%
12 Pull ‐5.63 ‐0.38%
13 Push 7.50 0.50%
14 Pull ‐7.50 ‐0.50%
15 Push 7.50 0.50%
16 Pull ‐7.50 ‐0.50%
17 Push 7.50 0.50%
18 Pull ‐7.50 ‐0.50%
2 0.005
19 Push 7.50 0.50%
20 Pull ‐7.50 ‐0.50%
21 Push 7.50 0.50%
22 Pull ‐7.50 ‐0.50%
23 Push 7.50 0.50%
24 Pull ‐7.50 ‐0.50%
25 Push 11.25 0.75%
26 Pull ‐11.25 ‐0.75%
27 Push 11.25 0.75%
28 Pull ‐11.25 ‐0.75%
29 Push 11.25 0.75%
30 Pull ‐11.25 ‐0.75%
3 0.0075
31 Push 11.25 0.75%
32 Pull ‐11.25 ‐0.75%
33 Push 11.25 0.75%
34 Pull ‐11.25 ‐0.75%
35 Push 11.25 0.75%
36 Pull ‐11.25 ‐0.75%
37 Push 15.00 1.00%
38 Pull ‐15.00 ‐1.00%
39 Push 15.00 1.00%
4 0.01
40 Pull ‐15.00 ‐1.00%
41 Push 15.00 1.00%
42 Pull ‐15.00 ‐1.00%
45 Push 22.50 1.50%
46 Pull ‐22.50 ‐1.50%
5 0.015
47 Push 22.50 1.50%
48 Pull ‐22.50 ‐1.50%
49 Push 30.00 2.00%
50 Pull ‐30.00 ‐2.00%
6 0.02
51 Push 30.00 2.00%
52 Pull ‐30.00 ‐2.00%
53 Push 45.01 3.00%
54 Pull ‐45.01 ‐3.00%
7 0.03
55 Push 45.01 3.00%
56 Pull ‐45.01 ‐3.00%
57 Push 60.03 4.00%
58 Pull ‐60.03 ‐4.00%
8 0.04
59 Push 60.03 4.00%
60 Pull ‐60.03 ‐4.00%
61 Push 75.06 5.00%
62 Pull ‐75.06 ‐5.00%
9 0.05
63 Push 75.06 5.00%
64 Pull ‐75.06 ‐5.00%
65 Push 90.11 6.01%
66 Pull ‐90.11 ‐6.01%
10 0.06
67 Push 90.11 6.01%
68 Pull ‐90.11 ‐6.01%
69 Push 105.17 7.01%
70 Pull ‐105.17 ‐7.01%
11 0.07
71 Push 105.17 7.01%
72 Pull ‐105.17 ‐7.01%
73 Push 120.26 8.02%
74 Pull ‐120.26 ‐8.02%
12 0.08
75 Push 120.26 8.02%
76 Pull ‐120.26 ‐8.02%
77 Push 135.37 9.02%
78 Pull ‐135.37 ‐9.02%
13 0.09
79 Push 135.37 9.02%
80 Pull ‐135.37 ‐9.02%
81 Push 150.50 10.03%
82 Pull ‐150.50 ‐10.03%
14 0.1
83 Push 150.50 10.03%
84 Pull ‐150.50 ‐10.03%
Cyclic Loading Protocol
200
Story drift displacement
Drift ratio (%)
100 6.67%
0
-3.33%
(mm)
-100
-200 -13.33%
0 20 40 60 80 100
Half-cycles