Abstract: This research focuses on the strengthening methods used for improving the compression behaviors of plates perforated by slotted holes, as provided in steel bridge pylons for the purposes of access and service. The rectangular ...

Abstract: Bird-beak joints are a type of welded square hollow section (SHS) joint, the static strength of which is higher than that of conventional joints. Experimental analyses were conducted on the stress concentration factors ...

Abstract: This article focuses on the fatigue failure of stringer-to-floor beam (SF) welded connections, which are sensitive to fatigue cracking in the orthotropic steel decks (OSDs) of railway bridges. Two full-scale SF welded ...

Abstract: Previous studies primarily focused on the seismic performance of high-strength concrete (HSC) members and the static behavior of high-performance concrete (HPC) members. The work presented here aims at studying seismic ...

Abstract: This article focuses on the fatigue failure of stringer-to-floor beam (SF) welded connections, which are sensitive to fatigue cracking in the orthotropic steel decks (OSDs) of railway bridges. Two full-scale SF welded ...

Abstract: This paper presents a test campaign concerning the fatigue behavior of the bird-beak square hollow section (SHS) gap K-joints subjected to brace in-plane force. A total of four bird-beak SHS gap K-joint specimens were ...