Table 2: Comparison of shear stress between test results and prediction results of frame joints based on Simplified modified softened strut-and-tie model and the China code method.

Reference Specimen Vt/V1 Vt/V2 Vt/V3 Vt/V4 Vt/V5 Vt/V6 Vt/V7
[8] J-1 1.095 1.073 1.073 1.078 1.098 1.59 1.376
[9] SJ-3 0.546 0.546 0.546 0.546 0.546 1.922 1.66
SJ-4 0.603 0.603 0.603 0.603 0.603 2.507 2.111
[10] JX1 1.266 1.114 1.204 1.224 1.214 1.17 1.091
JX2 1.229 1.204 1.178 1.198 1.247 1.357 1.279
JL-1 0.989 0.904 0.943 0.955 0.97 0.786 0.748
JDL 1.195 1.107 1.143 1.155 1.18 0.998 0.95
[11] G-1 1.358 1.323 1.27 1.312 1.387 1.14 1.075
G-2 1.015 0.986 0.966 0.988 1.025 1.28 1.195
G-3 1.145 1.13 1.049 1.088 1.146 1.268 1.201
G-4 1.18 1.156 1.121 1.149 1.198 0.907 0.87
G-5 0.91 0.868 0.865 0.883 0.91 1.226 1.137
G-7 1.112 1.003 1.038 1.068 1.088 1.2 1.113
G-8 1.071 1.006 1.024 1.036 1.066 0.862 0.822
G-9 1.074 1.04 1.03 1.044 1.084 0.918 0.877
Average value 1.052 1.004 1.004 1.022 1.051 1.275 1.167
Variance 0.047 0.041 0.039 0.042 0.048 0.189 0.115