7 Conclusion
Four groups of K-HSS-EBFs are successfully fabricated in this work, which includes 5-storey, 10-storey, 15-storey and 20-storey,and each group contain four diferent link length(900, 1000, 1100 and 1200 mm). In the K-HSS–EBF, the link was made of Q345 steel with a nominal yield strength of 345 MPa, and the other structural members were made of Q460 steel with a nominal yield strength of 460 MPa. The links experience inelastic rotations while other components remained in elastic. Hence, the K-HSS–EBF is a reliable dual system.
The hysteretic behavior and performance of the K-HSSEBF specimen with one-bay and three-storey was studied by using the cyclic test, including the failure mode, load-bearing capacity, ductility capacity, and energy dissipation capacity. The hysteretic curve shows the real plastic deformation capacity of the K-HSS–EBF. The K-HSS–EBF possessed stable and expanded hysteretic loops with no deterioration in the stifness and load-bearing capacity. The hysteretic loops were very full, and it could be inferred that the K-HSS-EBF had a signifcant energy dissipation capacity. The test specimen failed because of the fracture of the link web on the second storey, and the link rotation capacity limits the ductility of the HSS–EBFs. The details should be designed by no shear studs around the links to avoid composite action, and the connection location of link to beam should be outside of the link length to prevent the shear and moment at the end of links