Abstract: This paper presents an energy method of analysis for the in-plane ultimate load capacity of cable-stayed bridges. The potential energy of the whole bridge, including bridge deck, stayed cables, and pylons, and the work ...

Abstract: The design and analysis of transfer beams that support in-plane loaded shear walls have been receiving added emphasis of late due to their importance in connection with the design of tall buildings. The current practice ...

Abstract: Design charts are presented for the design of a stiffened coupled structural wall with a strong beam located somewhere along the building height. The analysis is based on a continuous medium approach with the deflection ...

Abstract: This paper presents an analysis of the triply coupled vibration of asymmetric wall-frame structure in tall buildings. The governing equation of the natural vibration and its corresponding eigenvalue problem, which is a set ...

Abstract: Tienstra's formula is proven with a familiar idea, namely, natural coordinates in the finite-element method are the starting points. The proof is completed by an interesting application of modern computing technology—symbolic ...

Abstract: As a continuation of the writers' previous work on establishment of Tienstra's formula via finite-element ideas for an internal observation point, the formula is proven for the case where the observation point lies outside ...

Abstract: An analytical method for investigating the effect of a stiffening beam on coupled shear walls is presented. Closed‐form solutions to the problem based on the continuous medium technique are obtained with the position of ...

Abstract: An analytical model for predicting the strengths of exterior reinforced concrete wide beam-column joints is developed in this paper. In the proposed model, the shear strength of the joint core is derived based on the ...

Abstract: The shear capacity of reinforced concrete knee joints in closing and opening actions are determined in this paper using the framework of the softened strut-and-tie model. The proposed model considers the closing and opening ...