A　bolted　beam-column　joint,　with　a　column　base　connecting　the　upper　and　lower　columns,　is　proposed　for　multi-story　steel　structures.　In　the　joint,　the　H-section　beam　is　bolted　to　the　square　steel　tube　columns　and　the　column　bases　with　cover　plates　and　end　plates,　respectively.　To　analyze　the　performance　and　provide　guidelines　for　design　of　the　proposed　joint,　finite　element　analysis　was　conducted　with　the　models　validated　against　the　existing　test　results.　Quasi-static　and　static　FE　analysis　were　conducted　on　33　joints　with　different　parameters,　analyzing　the　hysteresis　behaviors　and　slipping　behaviors,　and　obtaining　the　moment　resistance,　stiffness　and　energy　dissipation　of　joints.　The　variation　laws　of　the　bolt　tensions,　friction　forces　and　the　contact　pressures　were　analyzed.　According　to　the　results,　the　slipping　load　would　increase　and　the　hysteresis　curve　becomes　plumper　as　the　number　of　bolts　increases,　and　larger　bolt　hole　would　increase　the　slip　distance　but　showing　no　significant　effects　on　the　hysteresis　curves.　Compared　with　the　welded　joint,　the　proposed　bolted　joints　developed　larger　rotational　capacity　and　energy　consumption　capacity,　and　can　be　designed　as　rigid　joints.　Formulas　for　slipping　and　ultimate　moment　of　the　joints　were　proposed　and　verified　by　FE　analysis　results.　©　2024　Institution　of　Structural　Engineers