Abstract: For a long time, the Rankine method has been applied successfully to steel columns and frames subjected to increasing loads but maintained at constant ambient temperature. This paper extends the Rankine formula to frames ...

Abstract: The current American Concrete Institute code states that the nominal shear strength

Abstract: This paper extends the Rankine method to the analyses of reinforced concrete filled steel (RCFS) columns and plain concrete filled steel (PCFS) columns at elevated temperature. The advantage of this approach is that it ...

Abstract: The strut-and-tie method is a promising analytical tool for the design of disturbed regions where the conventional plane bending theory does not hold. These include pile caps, corbels, frame joints, deep beams, and so ...

Abstract: The Rankine method has been applied to steel columns and frames subjected to increasing loads but maintained at ambient temperature. An original derivation of the formula, which is general and based on the virtual work ...

Abstract: This paper presents an investigation on forming limits of tailor-welded blanks (TWBs) made of 5754-O aluminum sheets using both experimental and numerical approaches. TWBs may be composed of two ...

Abstract: A new tendon transfer technique is proposed for the reconstruction of the paralyzed shoulders secondary to Brachial Plexus Injury (BPI). In this tendon transfer, the long head of the biceps ...