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However, the load transmission mechanism of this type of connection is not completely consistent in actual engineering, as the design concept of \u201cstrong column weak beam\u201d does not apply to all joints. Therefore, in this paper, the lateral displacement of the applied column is used to simulate the seismic horizontal force to study the mechanical properties of the connection joints of the \u201cweak column and strong beam\u201d under the limit state of earthquake action. Based on the two internal columns (IC-EP1\/2) and two edge columns (EC-EP1\/2), the failure modes, strength, stiffness, moment\u2013rotation curve, skeleton curve, ductility, and energy dissipation of this type of connection were studied. Experiment results indicated that this type of connection features semi-rigid and partial strength joints. The connection rotation angle of all specimens in the test exceeds 0.05 rad, which suggests it is an ideal seismic joints. Besides, the relationship between the thickness of the end-plate and the diameter of the bolt has a greater impact on the failure mode of the joint. The finite element (FE) analysis models were established for the above connection. The numerical model was validated against experimental results and showed acceptable consistency.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ma13173724","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,8,23]],"date-time":"2020-08-23T21:28:06Z","timestamp":1598218086000},"page":"3724","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":17,"title":["Seismic Behavior of Extended End-Plate Connections Subjected to Cyclic Loading on the Top-Side of the Column"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Liang","family":"Luo","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Civil Engineering and Transportation, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jiangui","family":"Qin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Civil Engineering and Transportation, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2851-9309","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Dongzhuo","family":"Zhao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Civil Engineering and Transportation, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zhiwei","family":"Wu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Civil Engineering and Transportation, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,8,23]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jcsr.2004.06.005","article-title":"Cyclic behaviour of unreinforced and rib-reinforced moment connections","volume":"61","author":"Chen","year":"2005","journal-title":"J. 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