Abstract: This is Part II of two companion papers on performance-based capacity design of steel plate shear walls. These papers aim to provide a holistic and sound basis for capacity design of steel plate shear walls to any of three ...

Abstract: This is Part I of two companion papers on performance-based capacity design of steel plate shear walls. Most previous research has been conducted with the primary aim of maximizing ductility and robustness under severe ...

Abstract: Where simple beam-to-column connections are used in the boundary frame of a steel plate shear wall and the tension fields in the infill plates are assumed to be uniform and at the yield stress for capacity design, the ...

Abstract: There are many design techniques and philosophies intended to provide structural integrity or increase structural robustness, thereby making structures resistant to progressive collapse. However, studies that reveal origins ...

Abstract: There are many design techniques and philosophies intended to provide structural integrity or increase structural robustness, thereby making structures resistant to progressive collapse. However, studies that reveal origins ...

Abstract: An understanding of the behavior of shear connections in steel gravity frames under the unique combinations of moment, shear, and axial force relevant to extreme loading conditions is necessary to assess the vulnerability ...

Abstract: Results from many shear strength tests conducted on steel I-girder specimens with corrugated webs are available in the literature wherein both local and global shear buckling modes have been observed. A systematic analysis ...

Abstract: This paper presents theoretical, experimental, and finite-element analysis results for the linear elastic behavior of corrugated web steel I-girders under in-plane loads. A typical corrugated web steel I-girder consists ...

Abstract: Prediction of the behavior of partially encased composite (PEC) columns by finite-element modeling presents a challenging problem due to local buckling of the thin steel flange plates and rapid volumetric expansion of the ...

Abstract: Equations in design standards for determining the block shear capacity of coped steel beams vary significantly. In many cases, they predict capacities considerably higher than those determined experimentally. Moreover, ...