Abstract: The tapered-plate energy absorber (TPEA) has been accepted as an effective energy dissipator to absorb earthquake-induced energy and improve seismic resistance of a structure. Previous analytical studies associated with ...

Abstract: The work reconsiders the smooth receding contact between an elastic layer and a half space when the two bodies are pressed together. The analysis leads to a Fredholm integral equation of the ...

Abstract: Case studies of the design of an office building employing three-dimensional (3D) eccentrically braced frames (EBFs) as the primary seismic lateral force resisting system are discussed in detail. The floor framing system ...

Abstract: This paper presents results of an experimental investigation of specially detailed ductile perforated steel plate shear walls (SPSWs) designed to accommodate utility passage, and having anchor beams with reduced beam ...

Abstract: The performance of 10 seismic beam-to–wide-flange-column moment-connection specimens using bolted-web–welded-flange (BWWF) details is critically assessed. Key parameters include beam-flange–to–entire-beam-section plastic ...

Abstract: The paper considers the elastic layer which is pressed against a half space by loads that are not necessarily symmetric about the center of the loaded region. It is shown that the receding ...

Abstract: This study investigates the axial load behavior of concrete-filled steel tubular (CFT) columns with the width-to-thickness ratios between 40 and 150, and proposes an effective stiffening scheme to improve the mechanical ...