“…A large number of experimental tests on composite structure joints were also carried out (Henriques et al, 2013, 2015; Rong et al, 2012; Seo et al, 2011; Tao et al, 2013; Wang et al, 2018; Zhang and Jia, 2016; Zhang et al, 2012). Since the 21st century, the numerical simulation technology has been rapidly developed and finite element method has been applied to simulate the mechanical behavior of the composite nodes and frames (Chiorean, 2013; El-Tawil and Deierlein, 2001; Hu et al, 2012; Iu, 2016; Liu et al, 2011; Ngo-Huu and Kim, 2012; Wang et al, 2013). The simulation results in good agreement with the experimental results indicate that the finite element analysis can be an effective approach for the study.…”