Abstract: A post-tensioned friction damped connection (PFDC) for earthquake resistant steel moment resisting frames (MRFs) is introduced. The connection includes friction devices on the beam flanges with post-tensioned high strength ...

Abstract: Nine large-scale subassembly tests were conducted to investigate the behavior of an innovative posttensioned wide flange beam-to-column connection for steel moment resisting frames subjected to seismic loading conditions. ...

Abstract: Forum papers are thought-provoking opinion pieces or essays founded in fact, sometimes containing speculation, on a civil engineering topic of general interest and relevance to the readership of the journal. The views ...