Abstract: An accurate multidirectional structural testing system is developed. This testing system is used to carry out a multidirectional pseudodynamic test with the help of a unique three-dimensional hinge and a spatial truss-type ...

Abstract: This paper investigates the elastic-plastic seismic behavior of long span cable-stayed steel bridges through the plane finite-element model. Both geometric and material nonlinearities are involved in the analysis. The ...

Abstract: A cyclic bidirectional loading experiment is carried out to examine the ultimate seismic behavior of thin-walled circular steel columns by using an accurate three-dimensional (3D) experimental system recently developed by ...

Abstract: An accurate finite-element-method-based analysis to predict the ultimate hysteretic behavior of thin-walled steel columns subjected to seismic loading is presented in this paper. For this purpose, we develop the three-surface ...

Abstract: Branched crack problems are analyzed in two-dimensional, anisotropically elastic homogeneous solids. The method of analysis is based on the complex variable approach of Savin and Lekhnitskii. The ...

Abstract: To ensure the safety of elevated highway bridges under major earthquakes, it is important to predict the ultimate behavior of columns used as bridge piers. After the Kobe earthquake, many analytical and experimental studies ...

Abstract: The effects of coupling of two horizontal seismic acceleration components are investigated for the ultimate states of thin-walled circular steel columns used as bridge piers. Ultimate states of these columns are mainly ...

Abstract: The prevention of the falling out of bridge girders during earthquakes has been recognized a critical factor in the seismic design of bridges. Among the various treatments and devices the bridge restrainer tie plate is an ...

Abstract: The objective of this study is to investigate the failure mechanism of a new bond‐type anchor bolt under tensile force so that a design method may be established. A conventional headed anchor bolt embedded in a concrete ...