This paper presents a new-type of fabricated beam-column connections with end plates.Thejoint details are as follows: the concrete\nbeams are connected to column by end plates and six high strength long bolts passing through the core area. In addition, in order to\nincrease the stiffness and shear strength, stirrups are replaced by the steel plate hoop in the core zone. To examine the fail behavior of\nthe fabricated beam-columnconnection specimens, a quasi-static test is conducted for nine full-scalemodels to obtain the hysteresis\ncurves, skeleton curves, ductility, energy dissipation capacity, and other seismic indicators. The experimental results show that all\nspecimens failed in bending in a malleable way with a beam plastic hinge and the hysteresis curves are excellently plump for the\nend plate connections. From the seismic indexes, the fabricated connection specimens exhibit better seismic performance, which\ncan provide reference for the application of prefabricated frame structure in the earthquake area.
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