Abstract: A comprehensive experimental database of bare steel and composite flush end-plate (FEP) connections, covering tests conducted within the last 50 years, was collated and made public. The database includes deduced and ...

Abstract: Semirigid bolted endplate moment connections are widely used in construction practice. These connections are mainly designed to resist gravity, wind, and low to moderate seismic loads. In elastoplastic designs and nonlinear ...

Abstract: Predicting the moment-rotation response parameters of semirigid steel connections can be challenging given the many components contributing to the connection’s elastic and plastic deformations. This is the case for the ...

Abstract: This paper discusses the findings from 10 full-scale steel column tests subjected to multiaxis cyclic loading. The columns use deep wide-flange cross sections typically seen in steel moment-resisting frames designed in ...

Abstract: This paper presents results from an experimental evaluation on the pre- and post-buckling behavior of 12 steel wide-flange cantilever columns under axial load and lateral drift demands. The influence of several loading and ...

Abstract: This paper examines the influence of framing action and slab continuity on the hysteretic behavior of composite steel moment-resisting frames (MRFs) by means of high-fidelity continuum finite-element (CFE) analyses of ...

Abstract: This paper proposes a new mechanics-based model for the seismic design of beam-to-column panel zone joints in steel moment-resisting frames. The model is based on realistic shear stress distributions retrieved from continuum ...

Abstract: Nonlinear static and dynamic analyses are utilized by engineers for performance-based seismic risk evaluation of new and existing structures. In this context, nonlinear component modeling criteria are typically based on ...