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

<table class="table-group" id="tab5"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Specimen</td><td class="align_center"><i>J</i>-6</td><td class="align_center"><i>J</i>-8</td><td class="align_center"><i>J</i>-10</td><td class="align_center"><i>J</i>-12</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Experimental elastic stiffness (kN·m)</td><td class="align_center">139819</td><td class="align_center">137719</td><td class="align_center">135781</td><td class="align_center">137168</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Theoretical elastic stiffness (kN·m)</td><td class="align_center">136282</td><td class="align_center">137595</td><td class="align_center">138915</td><td class="align_center">140241</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Error (%)</td><td class="align_center">−2.60</td><td class="align_center">−0.09</td><td class="align_center">+2.26</td><td class="align_center">+2.19</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="5"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Comparison of the experimental and the theoretical elastic stiffness.</div>

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Table 5: Restoring Force Model of an Energy-Dissipation Joint in Hybrid Frames: Simplified Skeleton Curve and Hysteretic Rules 