Abstract: This paper presents an experimental and analytical study on the behavior of short, concrete-filled steel tube columns concentrically loaded in compression to failure. Fourteen specimens were tested to investigate the effect ...

Abstract: This paper describes the experimental and theoretical behavior of two large-scale pressurized pipes tested with a sleeve fully welded to the midspan of each specimen. Each specimen was subjected to an internal pressure, a ...

Abstract: This paper presents an analytical study on the effect of panel zone (PZ) distortions on moment-resisting steel frame behavior. Analytical frame models were developed to study the influence of PZ distortions on frames with ...

Abstract: The inelastic behavior and failure modes of eight full-scale bolted flange plate connections are discussed. This series of tests investigated two modes of behavior: hinging girder and hinging flange plate mechanisms. The ...

Abstract: As part of the U.S.-Japan Cooperative Research Program on Composite/Hybrid Structures (1992), investigations were carried out at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and University of Illinois, to develop moment connection ...

Abstract: Thermal stresses are frequently used to camber steel beams or remove unwanted plastic deformation. A local concentration of heat is applied. The heated steel expands, but the expansion is restricted by the surrounding ...

Abstract: An analytical investigation into the seismic performance of steel moment‐resisting frames is presented. The International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO) provisions regarding seismic design of steel moment frames ...

Abstract: An experimental evaluation of the seismic performance of moment‐resisting steel frames using weak‐column strong‐beam joints is described. This study is a continuation of an analytical investigation described in a companion ...