SEISMIC CONNECTION FOR STEEL SQUARE HOLLOW BEAM-TO-SQUARE HOLLOW COLUMN JOINT The thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of requirements for the degree of Master of Technology in Civil Engineering (Specialization: Structural Engineering) by SAMRAT BISWAS 213CE2060 Department of Civil Engineering National Institute of Technology Rourkela Rourkela, Odisha, 769008, India May 2015