Numerical Study on the Mechanical Properties of Transmission Tower K-Joints under Cyclic Loading

Table 3

Energy consumption index of the K-joint.

Case	Total energy consumption Wt (kN·m·rad）	Equivalent viscous damping coefficient ξeq	Energy dissipation coefficient Ce
1	376.109	0.108	0.676
2	488.015	0.117	0.732
3	654.693	0.152	0.953
4	370.817	0.107	0.673
5	705.373	0.151	0.948
6	225.899	0.154	0.969
7	1192.207	0.193	1.212
8	840.243	0.091	0.574
9	662.233	0.072	0.451
10	498.925	0.209	1.315
11	1197.311	0.150	0.942
12	92.665	0.027	0.168
13	376.088	0.107	0.672