Abstract: An experimental study investigated the behavior of large-scale steel-plate composite (SC) walls subjected to cyclic lateral loading. The testing program involved four rectangular SC wall specimens with an aspect ratio ...

Abstract: Backbone curves are used in seismic design standards as the basis for developing component models for nonlinear static and dynamic analysis. Herein, data from 240 tests of rectangular, barbell, and flanged shear-critical ...

Abstract: Steel side-plate connections are reliable load path alternatives because they eliminate the fabrication challenges associated with continuity plates, especially for concrete-filled tubes (CFTs). In this paper, a new ...