In general, the semi-rigid connections are preferred for low rise structure, If semi-rigid connections are used for superstructures of very large floating structures(VLFS), the number of rigid connections can be reduced and more economical constructio...
In general, the semi-rigid connections are preferred for low rise structure, If semi-rigid connections are used for superstructures of very large floating structures(VLFS), the number of rigid connections can be reduced and more economical construction will be possible.
In this study, considering service load and wave load in VLFS, the applicability of mixed use of rigid and semi-rigid connections has been studied using TSD connections for a four-bay eight-story frame. ABAQUS(Finite element analysis program) is used for conduction second order elastic analysis.