Abstract: Using test results presented in previous studies, design and modeling recommendations for steel-reinforced concrete (SRC) coupling beams are provided for both code-based (prescriptive) design approaches and performance-based ...

Abstract: Structural steel-reinforced concrete (SRC) coupling beams are an alternative to conventional and diagonal rebar-reinforced concrete coupling beams. To address gaps in previous testing that was used to develop design ...

Abstract: Since the 1800s, there have been live load surveys and analyses carried out, particularly of area-dependent loads in office buildings. While some occupancies have received careful examination, there has been no systematic ...