“…The results of previous research suggest also that, in addition to material properties and geometric configuration, a number of different design parameters may affect joint response. These design parameters include joint shear stress demand [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13], joint transverse reinforcement ratio [3,6,[14][15][16][17], bond stress demand for beam longitudinal reinforcement passing through the joint [3,7,[18][19][20][21][22][23], and column axial load [7,9,14,17,[24][25][26][27][28][29]. For joints with sufficient strength to develop the yield strength of the beams framing into the joint, experimental data indicate also that drift history affects strength deterioration of the joint [30,31].…”