Abstract: The loss of material due to corrosion sometimes has a large influence on the change of weld residual stresses and residual deflections of steel structures. A new finite-element method is proposed that can take into account ...

Abstract: A structural analytical method is developed in order to evaluate the long-term mechanical performance of steel structures by taking into account the effects of the histories of corrosion loss of material and repair. This ...

Abstract: The strength and ductility of thin-walled steel columns under cyclic loads are considerably upgraded by filling concrete into hollow spaces surrounded by steel tube and diaphragms. The above thin-walled steel columns filled ...

Abstract: The property of dynamic stress amplification resulting from the sudden failure of a tension member in a truss bridge is investigated by a precise dynamic response analysis. The primary sources of the dynamic stress ...

Abstract: Thin-walled partially concrete-filled steel tubular (PCFT) columns have come to be used as the piers of elevated-girder bridges widely in Japan because of their excellent seismic performance: strength, ductility, and energy ...