Abstract: A realistic prototype high-rise building was designed and modeled using linear elastic (and also nonlinear) degrading stiffness idealizations. Using an effective damper mass ratio of 0.026, three different techniques were ...

Abstract: Multiple‐anchor connections are commonly used in attaching steel members to concrete. A typical connection includes a steel attachment, the anchors that actually do the connecting, and an embedment of the anchors into the ...

Abstract: This paper is a continuation of research on strengthening the load-carrying capacity of existing noncomposite bridge girders by postinstalling shear connectors. In this study, finite element models were developed to evaluate ...

Abstract: A number of older bridges were constructed with floor systems consisting of a noncomposite concrete slab over steel girders. A potentially economical means of strengthening these floor systems is to connect the existing ...

Abstract: This paper describes an experimental study of the seismic performance of cantilever-reinforced concrete masonry shear walls. As part of a research project on displacement-based design of masonry structures, 30 cantilever ...