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FEM-Based Numerical Strategy for Analysis of Composite Modular Floor Prototype for Emergency Housing Applications
(ASCE, 1/1/2020 1)This paper presents a numerical modeling strategy based on the finite-element method (FEM) for the analysis of a temporary residential floor prototype composed of three jointed composite floor sandwich panels made of glass ... -
Damage Mitigation of Near-Full–Scale Deployable Tensegrity Structure through Behavior Biomimetics
(ASCE, 1/1/2020 1)Opportunities to explore new structural behavior are made possible by incorporating sensors and actuators in civil-engineering infrastructure. Using analogies, structural behavior can be improved through the mimicry of a ... -
Hurricane Surge-Wave Building Fragility Methodology for Use in Damage, Loss, and Resilience Analysis
(ASCE, 1/1/2020 1)Physics-based fragilities for damage, loss, and resilience analysis are needed to model a community to earthquakes, hurricane winds, tornados, or floods. Currently, most building flood fragilities such as those available ... -
Nonlinear Static Analysis of Liquid-Containment Toroidal Shell under Hydrostatic Pressure
(ASCE, 1/1/2020 1)This paper presents a nonlinear static analysis of a liquid-containment toroidal shell subjected to linearly hydrostatic pressure, including the effect of constraint volume for the toroidal shell and internal compressible ... -
Criterion for Applying Two-Step Analysis Procedure to Seismic Design of Wood-Frame Buildings on Concrete Podium
(ASCE, 1/1/2020 1)Neither the 2015 National Building Code of Canada (NBCC) nor the 2014 Canadian wood design standard, Engineering design in wood, explicitly provides seismic design guidelines for wood-frame buildings on a concrete podium. ... -
Displacement Model for Concrete Dam Safety Monitoring via Gaussian Process Regression Considering Extreme Air Temperature
(ASCE, 1/1/2020 1)Structural health monitoring models provide important information for safety control of large dams. The main challenge in developing an accurate dam behavior prediction model lies in the modeling of extreme temperature ... -
Experimental and Analytical Study of Seismic Behavior of Special-Shaped Multicell Composite Concrete-Filled Steel Tube Columns
(ASCE, 1/1/2020 1)Special-shaped multicell composite concrete-filled steel tube (CFT) columns have been used in several super-high-rise buildings. However, research on special-shaped multicell CFT columns under low cyclic loading remains ... -
Torsional Brace Strength Requirements for Steel I-Girder Systems
(ASCE, 1/1/2020 1)Effective stability bracing of beams can be achieved by either preventing lateral movement of the compression flange or restraining twist of the beam cross section. Bracing that restrains twist is aptly referred to as ... -
Three-Dimensional Numerical Model for Seismic Analysis of Bridge Systems with Multiple Thin-Walled Partially Concrete-Filled Steel Tubular Columns
(ASCE, 1/1/2020 1)Thin-walled partially concrete-filled steel tubular (PCFT) columns have come to be used as the piers of elevated-girder bridges widely in Japan because of their excellent seismic performance: strength, ductility, and energy ... -
Effects of Strain Rate on the Hysteretic Behavior of Buckling-Restrained Braces
(ASCE, 1/1/2020 1)Two groups of geometrically identical buckling-restrained braces (BRBs) were subjected to either dynamic or quasi-static uniaxial loading until the cores fractured to investigate the effect of the strain rate on the ... -
Influence of Types of End Connections and Detailing of End-Protected Zones on Seismic Performance of SCBFs
(ASCE, 1/1/2021)This paper presents an experimental investigation to study the influence of the type of end connections as well as the detailing of end-protected zones on the seismic performance of special concentrically braced frames ... -
Probabilistic Framework with Bayesian Optimization for Predicting Typhoon-Induced Dynamic Responses of a Long-Span Bridge
(ASCE, 1/1/2021)The long-span bridge, characterized by slenderness and flexibility, is particularly sensitive to wind action. Extreme wind events, including typhoons and hurricanes, will threaten the safety and serviceability of long-span ... -
Seismic Performance of Concrete Columns Reinforced with Weakly Bonded Ultrahigh-Strength Longitudinal Bars
(ASCE, 1/1/2021)This paper presents an investigation of the seismic performance of concrete columns reinforced longitudinally with steel bars (referred to as UHS-WB bars) that have an ultrahigh strength and a low bond strength. Nine ... -
Full-Range Behavior of Top-and-Seat Angle Connections
(ASCE, 1/1/2021)This paper presents recent research carried out at the University of Sydney on the full-range behavior of top-and-seat angle connections. A total of 18 tests were conducted, covering two connection configurations and three ... -
Experimental Study on Cyclic Performance of a Damage-Free Brace with Self-Centering Connection
(ASCE, 1/1/2021)This paper investigates the experimental behavior of a self-centering (SC) timber brace that employs the resilient slip friction joint (RSFJ) for energy dissipation. Due to the inherent characteristics of the RSFJ, mainly ... -
Analysis and Design of One-Way Steel-Plate Composite Walls for Far-Field Blast Effects
(ASCE, 1/1/2021)This paper presents the development of normalized total force-total impulse (P-I) diagrams for analyzing and designing steel-plate composite (SC) walls to resist far-field blast loads. The P-I diagrams depict contours of ... -
Seismic Retrofit Assessment of a School Building through Operational Modal Analysis and f.e. Modeling
(ASCE, 1/1/2021)The paper deals with the dynamic characterization of a reinforced concrete (RC) frame school building in central Italy before and after the seismic retrofitting, obtained by coupling the building with an innovative patented ... -
Influence of Cross-Section Type and Boundary Conditions on Structural Behavior of Concrete-Filled Steel Tubular Columns Subjected to Fire
(ASCE, 1/1/2021)Composite columns consisting of steel hollow sections filled with concrete offer numerous advantages including high fire resistance. However, there are limited provisions for fire design of these columns, and current ... -
Effect of Bolt-Hole Clearance on the Ultimate Strength of Eccentrically Loaded Bolt Groups
(ASCE, 1/1/2021)The instantaneous center of rotation method is presented in the AISC Steel Construction Manual for the design of eccentrically loaded bolted connections. Tabulated values for normalized strengths of bolt groups are provided, ... -
Intensity Measures for Regional Seismic Risk Assessment of Low-Rise Wood-Frame Residential Construction
(ASCE, 1/1/2021)Ground motion intensity measures (IMs) provide a link between the probabilistic seismic hazard analysis and probabilistic structural response analysis. IMs that are well correlated with the structural response allow an ...