Paper Title
Finite Element Analysis of Beam Column Joints in Steel Frames Under Monotonic and Cyclic Loading

Abstract
The purpose of the work is to offer a 3D FE model that is both straightforward and accurate and can anticipate the real behaviour of beam-column connections in steel frames when they are exposed to horizontal loads. The joint is modelled using the software ABAQUS. An essential form of beam-column joint was determined to be the bolted prolonged end-plate joint. The prolonged-end-plate connection was selected for the level of complexity in the analysis and behaviour due to the number of joint elements and their inherited non-linear behaviour. The second set of the tests was cyclically loaded, while the first was monotonically loaded. To make up for the shortcomings of the current FE model, improvements are made. These flaws include the lengthy analytical time required and the interaction element type's inability to track the moment-rotation curve's behaviour under cyclic loading. To improve the model, the surface-to-surface component is used as an interaction component rather than a node-to-node component. The findings demonstrate that this technique require less time to solve problems than other modelling strategies.