Abstract: This paper is an overview of the characterization, analyses, design, and retrofit construction for the seismic upgrade and retrofit of a historic (circa 1860) unreinforced masonry church tower. The methodology utilized for ...

Abstract: Full-scale direct tension test results are presented in this paper for two steel pipelines with welded slip joints, using high quality external welds, and an outer diameter and wall thickness of 320 and 6.4 mm, (12.5 and ...

Abstract: The results of full-scale compression tests are presented for the welded slip joints (WSJs) of steel pipelines of nominal 300, 810, and 910 mm (12, 32, and 36 in.) diameter