This paper presents the results of experimental tests on reinforced concrete beam-column connections carried out at the Engineering School of São Carlos - USP. The experimental results concentrate on relative rotations between beam and column, which are importante parameters for the evaluation of the moment-rotation curves and the characterization of semi-rigid behavior of the connections. The experimental results were obtained from tests on specimens of edged beam-column connections. The influence of concrete compressive strength and joint transverse reinforcement ratio on relative rotations was investigated. The experimental results were compared with results obtained from the theoretical model proposed by Ferreira [1] for partially restrained connections, which provided an evaluation of the percentage of restriction obtained by the types of monolithic connections considered in this study.
concrete structures; beam-column connections; semi-rigid connections; structural analysis