Abstract: This paper emphasizes the discrepancies in conventional methods of analyzing nonprismatic members having T-sections. In practice, the change in the location of the centroidal axis over the length of nonprismatic members ...

Abstract: Current design provisions comprise broadly described information for the detailing of reinforcement around the openings of pierced shear walls. To address this deficiency, the load capacity and stress distribution around ...

Abstract: A reinforced concrete building in Konya, Turkey, collapsed suddenly on February 2, 2004, and 92 residents died. This case study was performed to determine the alternate load paths and failure mechanism of the building. The ...

Abstract: The linear elastic behavior of frames with nonprismatic members is investigated by using isoparametric plane stress finite elements. It is determined that the conventional methods of analysis for these types of structures ...