Investigation the Behavior of Beam to Column Connection with Flange Plate by Using Component Method

Study destructive earthquakes which have occurred in recent year's shows that beam to column connection are the main component of force transmission and also play a vital role in stability of structure; such failure of these connections could lead to the destruction of structures. In current study, the behavior of beam to column steel connection with flange plate was studied by using component method. The correctness of results was examined by comparing the moment-rotation curve of beam to column connection with flange plate under monotonic loading which was obtained by component method and experimental method. Studying the result shows that moment-rotation curve which was obtained by component and by experiments method are reasonably close to each other. Therefore, it could be concluded that this component method is an appropriate tool for studying the behavior of this connections.