Dataset of cyclic tests and simulations of T-joints with CHS chord and passing-through plate

Experimental tests were conducted at the University of Salerno on three T-joints, specifically designed to replicate the behaviour of tube-to flange attachments of beam-to-column connections between CHS columns and passing-through IPE beams. These specimens underwent cyclic displacement histories at the plate ends following the protocol outlined by AISC 341.

To characterise the material properties of the tested specimens, dog-bones were extracted from the tubes, and coupon tests were performed, providing engineering true stress-true strain curves. Subsequently, FE models of the specimens were developed and validated against the experimental results. These FE models precisely reproduce the geometrical and mechanical properties of the tested specimens, faithfully replicating the applied displacement histories.