Abstract: Cantilevered steel sign structures, commonly used to support freestanding signs, are flexible, have low damping, and can be prone to fatigue-type failure as a result of wind-induced vibration. A sleeve connection, involving ...

Abstract: Cantilevered steel sign structures are widely used for on-premises freestanding signs. A welded sleeve connection detail is commonly used to splice pipes of different diameters. This type of structure can be flexible and ...

Abstract: Full-scale static test to failure was conducted on a 21.9-m-long 65-kW wind turbine tower to evaluate the flexural strength and failure mode. The test was conducted in a displacement-control mode. The flexural limit state ...

Abstract: A common practice for the fabrication of steel orthotropic bridge decks in the United States is to use 80% partial joint penetration (PJP) groove welds between the closed ribs and deck plate. However, it is difficult to ...

Abstract: AISC 358 provides steel connections that are prequalified for use in special and intermediate moment frames (SMF and IMF). Implicit in this standard is that the beam and column are orthogonal to each other in the elevation ...

Abstract: AISC 358 provides steel connections that are prequalified for use in special and intermediate moment frames (SMF and IMF). Implicit in this standard is that the beam and column are orthogonal to each other in the elevation ...