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Engineering Structures 26 (2004) 1185–1206 /locate/engstruct Experimental assessment o fthe ductility o fextended end plate connections a b, ´ c Ana M. Gira˜o Coelho , Frans S. K. Bijlaard , Luıs Simo˜es da Silva a Department of Civil Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra, Rua Pedro Nunes, 3030-199 Coimbra, Portugal b Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Steel and Timber Structures, Delft University of Technology, PO Box 5048, 2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands c Department of Civil Engineering, University of Coimbra Polo II, Pinhal de Marrocos, 3030-290 Coimbra, Portugal Received 19 January 2004; received in revised form 25 March 2004; accepted 25 March 2004 Abstract An experimental investigation o feight statically loaded extended end plate moment connections was undertaken at the Delft University o fTechnology to provide insight into the behaviour o fthis joint type up to collapse. The specimens were designed to confine failure to the end plate and/or bolts without development o fthe full plastic moment capacity o fthe beam. The para- meters investigated were the end plate thickness and steel grade. The results show that an increase in end plate thickness results in an increase in the connection flexural strength and stiffness and a decrease in rotation capacity. Similar conclusions are