Abstract: The distortional response and slip behavior of curved composite box girders were investigated. Three curved composite box girders with only end diaphragms were tested in order to provide additional information on the ...

Abstract: This paper presents a numerical method for predicting the influence of local buckling in component plates and distortional phenomenon on the ultimate strength of thin-walled, welded steel box girders curved in plan. A ...

Abstract: The usual methods of investigating dynamic instability concentrate on elastic instabilities. These standard methods are limited because the strength of the structural component is independent of how much spread there is ...

Abstract: The global compressive capacity of steel members subject to lateral rigid body dynamic excitation is examined numerically with a dynamic nonlinear finite-element analytical algorithm that uses the implicit Newmark-