Abstract: A fiber beam-column model considering the slab spatial composite effect for nonlinear analysis of composite frame systems is proposed and implemented in a general commercial finite element (FE) package. A conventional fiber ...

Abstract: Rolling friction pairs in the tower saddle of suspension bridges could significantly reduce the horizontal load that is transferred to the tower. To investigate the dependence of the rolling friction coefficient (μ) of a ...

Abstract: Shear panel dampers made of the low-yield-point steel exhibit significant overstrength under cyclic loading—a phenomenon that has been observed to depend not only on accumulated plastic deformations but also the loading ...

Abstract: Elastic buckling and second-order analyses are conducted to establish a more rigorous design procedure for single-level guyed towers, in which the interrelationship between the strength and rigidity requirements of the ...

Abstract: Experimental and numerical studies were conducted to investigate the vertical load-carrying behavior and seismic performance of a composite frame structure with an innovative composite transfer beam, which was proposed to ...

Abstract: Conventional RC coupling beams have been widely used as key energy-dissipation components in frame-core tube structural systems for high-rise buildings. A model with sufficient efficiency, accuracy, and practicality is ...

Abstract: This paper presents finite-element analysis (FEA) and experimental study on the seismic behavior of joints between steel K-style outrigger truss and concrete core in tall buildings. Two new joint types with different ...

Abstract: Conventional RC coupling beams have been widely used as key energy-dissipation components in frame-core tube structural systems for high-rise buildings. A model with sufficient efficiency, accuracy, and practicality is ...

Abstract: Steel-concrete-steel (SCS) composite structures with bidirectional steel webs and ribs exhibit superior performance in capacity, rigidity, ductility, blast resistance, waterproofness, and construction efficiency compared ...

Abstract: Four shear-critical RC shear walls were tested under a tension-bending-shear load to replicate seismic behavior of the bottom shear wall in high-rise buildings. The axial tension ratio ranged from 0 to 0.5 and the aspect ...