Two novel corrugated web reduced beam section connections for steel moment frames

In a new type of Reduced Beam Section (RBS) connection, called the corrugated web RBS connection, the flat web of the beam in the section near the column face is replaced by corrugated plates so as to reduce the flexural strength of the beam and ensure hinge formation in this section. The use of the corrugated web in the reduced section zone increases the lateral-torsional stability of the beam and reduces its flange width-to-thickness ratio....