Abstract: In a testing system design for large deformations, structural columns were loaded to complete failure, defined as either complete separation of the column or inability to sustain the prescribed axial load. The test system ...

Abstract: This paper presents an analytical study of the lateral–torsional instability and lateral bracing effects of wide-flange steel beams subjected to cyclic loading. Numerical analysis using the large deformation theory was ...

Abstract: An analytical study was conducted on the cyclic loading behavior of beams in steel moment frames. Lateral–torsional buckling and local buckling were explicitly considered in the analysis. Beam cross-sectional dimensions ...