This paper presents a theoretical-experimental study to evaluate the behavior of a non standard bolted beam-column connection in cold-formed steel profiles. The experimental program had four tests in four different beam-column connection configurations, grouped in two types in order to compare the differences: with (CE) and without (SE) column web stiffeners. The experimental results showed the moment-rotation curves, stiffnesses, ultimate moment and its respective collapse mechanism. It was observed that the beam-column connection with column web stiffeners have their collapse mode modified and their stiffness and strength increased.
Cold formed steel members; bolted connections; semi-rigid joints; web stiffeners
