Table 2.

Performance indicators of the connections.

Model	${\mathit{E}}_{\mathit{u}}$(kN.m)	${\mathit{E}}_{\mathit{y}}$ (kN.m)	$\mathit{\mu }$	${\mathit{k}}_0$ (kN/m)
C1 – CP = 5 mm (20% Ns)	3.3064	0.2819	11.73	62766.48
C1 – CP = 5 mm (10% Ns)	6.0477	0.3998	15.13	55007.01
C1 – CP = 5 mm (0% Ns)	16.2397	0.4779	33.98	49160.63
C1 – CP = 10 mm (20% Ns)	3.2723	0.4719	6.93	56879.17
C1 – CP = 10 mm (10% Ns)	6.1644	0.4342	14.20	52903.70
C1 – CP = 10 mm (0% Ns)	15.5254	0.5018	30.94	47990.12
C1 – CP = 20 mm (20% Ns)	2.5763	0.5055	5.10	47282.44
C1 – CP = 20 mm (10% Ns)	4.4800	0.3179	14.09	54824.79
C1 – CP = 20 mm (0% Ns)	9.7761	0.3319	29.45	53218.41
C3 (20% Ns) Plate thickness = 10 mm	0.4891	0.2379	2.06	78505.27
C3 (10% Ns) Plate thickness = 10 mm	0.5308	0.2964	1.79	73236.11
C3 (0% Ns) Plate thickness = 10 mm	0.6712	0.3271	2.05	69275.95
C2 – CP = 10 mm Rubber = 5 mm (20% Ns)	5.3745	0.3632	14.80	55546.35
C2 – CP = 10 mm Rubber = 5 mm (10% Ns)	19.0375	0.4589	41.49	49367.09
C2 – CP = 10 mm Rubber = 5 mm (0% Ns)	15.6519	0.4499	34.79	48794.25
C2 – CP = 10 mm Rubber = 10 mm (20% Ns)	16.4552	0.4301	38.26	52371.28
C2 – CP = 10 mm Rubber = 10 mm (10% Ns)	15.1486	0.4337	34.93	50791.64
C2 – CP = 10 mm Rubber = 10 mm (0% Ns)	16.7343	0.5577	30.01	43990.80
C2 – CP = 10 mm Rubber = 20 mm (20% Ns)	13.1383	0.3668	35.82	56304.98
C2 – CP = 10 mm Rubber = 20 mm (10% Ns)	5.436	0.2834	19.18	61327.08
C2 – CP = 10 mm Rubber = 20 mm (0% Ns)	14.6775	0.3603	40.74	54747.37
C2 – CP = 20 mm Rubber = 10 mm (20% Ns)	21.2314	0.3987	53.25	43191.21
C2 – CP = 20 mm Rubber = 10 mm (10% Ns)	24.3127	0.4403	55.22	39376.07
C2 – CP = 20mm Rubber = 10mm (0% Ns)	25.7655	0.4575	56.32	36956.52
C2 – CP = 20 mm Rubber = 20 mm (20% Ns)	17.5602	0.6372	27.56	41977.35
C2 – CP = 20 mm Rubber = 20 mm (10% Ns)	17.1467	0.6236	27.50	41427.10
C2 – CP = 20 mm Rubber = 20 mm (0% Ns)	19.2727	0.627	30.74	40140.29
C2 – CP = 10 mm Rubber = 5 mm (20% Ns) No. of Layers = 5	3.201	0.2016	15.88	65268.95
C2 – CP = 10 mm Rubber = 5 mm (20% Ns) Shear Modulus = 0.6	2.0394	0.3051	6.68	55644.11
C2 – CP = 10 mm Rubber = 5 mm (20% Ns) Shear Modulus = 1.2	2.348	0.369	6.36	54166.67
C2 – CP = 10 mm Rubber = 5 mm (20% Ns) Shear Modulus = 1.8	8.6996	0.4038	21.31	56470.59
C2 – CP = 10 mm Rubber = 5 mm (20% Ns) Shear Modulus = 2.5	7.428	0.3693	20.11	60000.10