Research Article

Restoring Force Model of an Energy-Dissipation Joint in Hybrid Frames: Simplified Skeleton Curve and Hysteretic Rules

Table 4

The comparison of maximum and minimum moment and rotation.

SpecimenJ-6J-8J-10J-12

Positive peak moment and rotation (kN·m/rad)76.81/0.00087387.06/0.00117188.63/0.00122688.18/0.001049
Negative peak moment and rotation (kN·m/rad)−78.96/−0.000862−88.72/-0.001150−90.09/−0.001215−85.79/−0.001059
Absolute error (%)−2.72/+1.26−1.87/+1.79−1.62/+0.90+2.71/−0.95

Positive ultimate moment and rotation (kN·m/rad)62.05/0.00139069.91/0.00180
Negative ultimate moment and rotation (kN·m/rad)−63.17/-0.001431−72.02/−0.001855
Absolute error (%)−1.77/−2.87−2.93/−2.96