Damage Investigation of Steel Buildings in Specific Areas Due to the 1995 Hyogoken-Nanbu Earthquake

Effect of weld details on the ductility of steel column baseplate connections

“…Severe damage to column base plate components has been observed in previous earthquakes, such as the 1994 Northridge [1] and 1995 Kobe earthquakes [2]. Laboratory testing has demonstrated the susceptibility of column base plate connections to various failure modes, including weld fracture (e.g.…”