Abstract: Experiments were carried out on shear links with webs made from two metal sheets vulcanized to an elastomeric core to investigate the concept of utilizing continuous web stiffening as means of enhancing the hysteretic ...

Abstract: A concept for providing continuous out-of-plane web stiffness in shear-dominated links subjected to cyclic loading was investigated as an alternative to using discrete web stiffeners. The continuously stiffened web consisted ...

Abstract: A concept for an ultra-lightweight buckling-restrained brace was conceived, and a prototype was designed that utilized an aluminum core and bundled glass fiber-reinforced polymer pultruded tubes for the buckling restraint. ...

Abstract: Current structural design philosophies rely on the inelastic capacity of structures for resisting seismic excitations. To assess such capacity, cyclic loading protocols have been used as a common practice in laboratory and ...

Abstract: The in-plane lateral behavior of insulated concrete form grid walls consisting of prefabricated stay-in-place form blocks made of recycled expanded polystyrene and evenly spaced horizontal and vertical reinforced concrete ...

Abstract: Eccentrically braced frames (EBFs) are a widely used steel seismic resisting system due to their combination of high elastic stiffness and high ductility. The key component of this system is the portion of the beam in the ...

Abstract: Plate steel shear links offer enhanced design freedom, including the ability to use steel grades that are not available in rolled shapes. This paper discusses the cyclic response of five types of shear links designed using ...