Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-00629, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Galal, Khaled (Concordia University)|Galal, Khaled (Université Concordia), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Quebec|Québec, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Nowadays most of the steel design codes suggest the use of either one of two types of connections: the rigid_x000D_
connections such as different moment connections and the semi-rigid or flexible connections which represents_x000D_
most of the simple shear connections. These hypotheses are simple and convenient for quick analysis and_x000D_
simple design purposes; however, they do not accurately represent the real behavior of such connections in the_x000D_
great majority of structures._x000D_
SAFI Inc. is a Canadian-based World leader company in finite element modeling and design software. As_x000D_
SAFI Inc. provides complete analysis and design solutions for many types of steel structures, one of the_x000D_
challenges is to provide a system that reiterates through the analysis and design cycles (for both connections_x000D_
and members) to provide highly economic and safe designs. Therefore, SAFI is specifically seeking a sound_x000D_
project that bridges this gap. The goal is to develop clear easy-to-use moment-rotation curves for any given_x000D_
shear connection._x000D_
The methodology adopted in this research project is to develop detailed 3D models to accurately simulate_x000D_
simple beams along with their different end conditions to find clear relation between the configuration of such_x000D_
connections and their moment-rotation curves. Hence, the aim is to develop charts or formulas to correlate the_x000D_
configuration of the connection to its rotational stiffness._x000D_
The findings of this research project will have a direct impact on the SAFI preparedness for 3D virtual steel_x000D_
buildings modelling and simulation, which is one of its current strategic focuses., program purpose french : Nowadays most of the steel design codes suggest the use of either one of two types of connections: the rigid_x000D_
connections such as different moment connections and the semi-rigid or flexible connections which represents_x000D_
most of the simple shear connections. These hypotheses are simple and convenient for quick analysis and_x000D_
simple design purposes; however, they do not accurately represent the real behavior of such connections in the_x000D_
great majority of structures._x000D_
SAFI Inc. is a Canadian-based World leader company in finite element modeling and design software. As_x000D_
SAFI Inc. provides complete analysis and design solutions for many types of steel structures, one of the_x000D_
challenges is to provide a system that reiterates through the analysis and design cycles (for both connections_x000D_
and members) to provide highly economic and safe designs. Therefore, SAFI is specifically seeking a sound_x000D_
project that bridges this gap. The goal is to develop clear easy-to-use moment-rotation curves for any given_x000D_
shear connection._x000D_
The methodology adopted in this research project is to develop detailed 3D models to accurately simulate_x000D_
simple beams along with their different end conditions to find clear relation between the configuration of such_x000D_
connections and their moment-rotation curves. Hence, the aim is to develop charts or formulas to correlate the_x000D_
configuration of the connection to its rotational stiffness._x000D_
The findings of this research project will have a direct impact on the SAFI preparedness for 3D virtual steel_x000D_
buildings modelling and simulation, which is one of its current strategic focuses., agreement title english : Quantitative measure of real rotational stiffness of simple shear connections using knife plates and clip angles, agreement title french : Quantitative measure of real rotational stiffness of simple shear connections using knife plates and clip angles, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2018-03-07, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada