Abstract: This paper focuses on local buckling and axial compressive behavior of steel-plate composite (SC) walls. SC walls are comprised of a concrete wall sandwiched between two steel faceplates on the surfaces. The steel faceplates ...

Abstract: Steel-plate composite (SC) walls consist of two steel faceplates connected with tie bars and then filled with concrete. The tie bars provide stability to the empty modules and serve as out-of-plane shear reinforcement after ...

Abstract: This paper presents the development of normalized total force-total impulse (P-I) diagrams for analyzing and designing steel-plate composite (SC) walls to resist far-field blast loads. The P-I diagrams depict contours of ...

Abstract: Steel-plate composite (SC) walls are used in the containment internal structures (CIS) of safety-related nuclear facilities. CIS are typically composed of multiple SC walls intersecting each other and forming SC wall-to-wall ...

Abstract: This paper presents the results of an experimental program in which eight one-third-scale steel-plate composite (SC) wall sections were tested in four-point bending to ultimate failure (tension faceplate rupture). All ...

Abstract: Experimental investigations were conducted to evaluate the effects of multiple cycles of damage followed by heating repair on the structural properties and fracture toughness of A36, A588, and A7 bridge steels. The test ...

Abstract: This paper presents the behavior of axially loaded steel columns subjected to thermal gradients through their cross sections. Experimental tests were conducted on full-scale wide-flange steel columns with

Abstract: This paper presents the behavior of axially loaded steel columns subjected to thermal gradients through their cross sections. Experimental tests were conducted on full-scale wide-flange steel columns with W8×35 and W14×53 ...

Abstract: This paper describes an experimental and numerical investigation on the stub column behavior of cold-formed high-strength steel (HSS) circular hollow sections (CHSs). A total of 16 stub column specimens fabricated from ...