Abstract: Bolted connections are commonly used for attaching structural elements in various civil and mechanical engineering applications. Despite their popularity, various studies raised concerns over the adequacy of design provisions ...

Abstract: Healthcare services are critical for community resilience and stability as their role after disastrous events is indispensable to reducing casualties and returning the community to normalcy. Sequential mainshock-aftershock ...

Abstract: In the absence of geometrical constraints, ductile fracture has been identified as the predominant mode of failure for structural elements under extreme loads, the prediction of which still represents considerable challenges. ...

Abstract: Steel twin box-girder bridges are considered an attractive option in most of the world because of their basic design, simple form, and ease of construction. Despite their advantages, they are considered fracture critical, ...

Abstract: Coped beam connections are commonly used in the construction of steel structures. Existing block shear provisions for these connections, with multiple bolt lines, account for the presence of uneven stress distribution only ...