Abstract: Composite sections are being increasingly used as columns in multistory buildings. These sections provide considerable economy as they eliminate plywood formwork and allow large percentages of steel to be utilized in their ...

Abstract: Concrete filled steel box columns have recently experienced a renaissance in their use throughout the world. This has occurred due to the significant advantages that the construction method can provide. This paper deals ...

Abstract: Steel-concrete composite beams are currently designed against shear by neglecting the contributions of the concrete slab and composite action, while the moment-shear interaction is not addressed in current structural codes ...

Abstract: Concrete filled steel columns have seen an increased usage in building structures throughout the world. In Australia, the use of thin-walled steel sections coupled with concrete infill has been used on various building ...

Abstract: A series of experiments on profiled composite beams is reported. The experiments include two profiled composite beams and two reinforced concrete beams that were previously tested under sustained service loads. The tests ...

Abstract: A simple cross-sectional analysis is developed based on the routine mechanics of materials to study the moment-curvature response and hence the ductility of a profiled composite beam. The material nonlinearities of the ...

Abstract: For the evaluation of damage to a structure after exposure to fire, the residual mechanical properties of structural materials need to be evaluated first. Many factors can affect the post-fire behavior of structural and ...

Abstract: This paper presents the mechanical properties of high strength structural steel and mild structural steel at elevated temperatures. Mechanical properties of structural steel at elevated temperatures are important for fire ...

Abstract: Steel yielding hysteretic devices provide a reliable way to increase the energy dissipation capacity of structures under seismic loading. Steel cylindrical pins with hourglass shape bending parts (called web hourglass shape ...

Abstract: This paper presents the results of experimental and numerical studies of the comparative behavior of square hollow section (SHS) tubes filled with rigid polyurethane foam (RPF) and concrete undergoing transverse impact ...