Click the following link to view SSDA's promotional pamphlet in Adobe PDF format.    The pamphlet answers general questions asked by those who are just becoming familiar with the SSDA SlottedWeb™ moment connection.  You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the following files.  Adobe Acrobat Reader is available for download for free from: www.adobe.com

SSDA Promotional Pamphlet

Accumulated Seismic Connection Damage

"Results of cyclic cantilever beam-to-column connection tests are used herein to evaluate both the fracture modes and the accumulated seismic connection damage of the pre-Northridge (pre-N), Dogbone (RBS) and Slotted Web (SW) connections.

Presented at the SEAOC Convention September 2001, San Diego, CA

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Low Cycle Fatigue

"Low Cycle Fatigue Tests and Fracture Analyses of Bolted-Welded Seismic Moment Frame Connections"
Presented at the STESSA Conference August 2000
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"STEEL MOMENT FRAME DAMAGE PREDICTIONS USING LOW-CYCLE FATIGUE"
Presented at the 14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, October 12-17, 2008, Beijing, China
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