Journal of Structural Engineering: Recent submissions
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Structural Performance of CLT Shear Walls with Hyperelastic Hold Downs
(ASCE, 2024/01/01)Cross-laminated timber (CLT) provides a solution for numerous structural applications, including entire seismic force resisting systems. The primary objective of the research presented herein was to develop a CLT shear ... -
Adaptive Passive Seismic Isolation System for Mitigating the Acceleration Response of Floor-Mounted Equipment
(ASCE, 2024/01/01)Protecting critical equipment in seismically excited buildings is essential to ensure functionality after an earthquake. Individual equipment or equipment sets can be seismically isolated from the building motion. Special ... -
Rapid Controller Generation for Vibration Suppression of Structures Using Direct Excitation with Machine Learning
(ASCE, 2024/03/01)Active mass dampers (AMDs) have been used to suppress vibration of structures subjected to dynamic loading. Generally, controller design of AMD requires an identified numerical model of the structure. However, unmodeled ... -
Wind-Tunnel Testing of Low- and Midrise Buildings under Heterogeneous Upwind Terrains
(ASCE, 2024/05/01)An extensive series of wind-tunnel experiments were conducted in the Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel (BLWT) Experimental Facility (EF) at the University of Florida (UF) to investigate the effect of heterogenous terrain on wind ... -
Study of Cyclic Performance and Design Method of UHPC-NSC Composite Pier
(ASCE, 2024/03/01)The composite pier, which consists of ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) and normal strength concrete (NSC), is a promising option for practical engineering due to its remarkable mechanical performance. However, the ... -
Wind Effects of Super High-Rise Buildings in the Pearl River Delta of China Based on 10-Year Full-Scale Measurements
(ASCE, 2024/02/01)The Pearl River Delta of China, which is considerably affected by typhoons, has many super high-rise buildings. Based on data recorded by the authors and other scholars over the last 10 years, the wind-induced responses ... -
Monitoring and Assessment of Buckling in Slender Members with Varying Lateral Restraint and Thermal Loading Using Distributed Sensing
(ASCE, 2024/01/01)Buckling of slender members due to gravity loading or thermal effects is influenced by the member’s geometric imperfections, boundary conditions, and intermediate lateral supports. When assessing the capacity of such ... -
Experimental Investigation of Cross-Laminated Timber Connections with Glued-In Rods under Monotonic and Cyclic Loading
(ASCE, 2024/04/01)Glued-in rods are proficient and high-performance connectors, finding application in the construction of new timber edifices as well as retrofitting of pre-existing timber structures. Given the prevalence of high-rise ... -
Consequence-Oriented Fire Intensity Optimization for Structural Design under Uncertainty
(ASCE, 2024/04/01)The first step in current methodologies for the (probabilistic) performance-based fire safety design and assessment of structures is characterizing fire hazard scenario(s). Next, structural response analysis is performed ... -
Automated Bridge Inspection Image Retrieval Based on Deep Similarity Learning and GPS
(ASCE, 2024/03/01)The inspection of highway bridge structures in the US is a task critical to the national transportation system. Inspection images contain abundant visual information that can be exploited to streamline bridge assessment ... -
Reconfiguration of an Adaptive Structure’s Control Loop Based on Diagnosed Sensor and Actuator Faults
(ASCE, 2024/04/01)Adaptive high-rise buildings can achieve significantly reduced resource consumption by incorporating actuators, sensor systems, and a control unit into the structure to compensate for the reduced stiffness. A vital step ... -
Deflection Control of an Active Beam String Structure Using a Hybrid Genetic Algorithm and Back-Propagation Neural Network
(ASCE, 2024/03/01)A beam string structure is an efficient hybrid system comprising beams, cables, and struts. This study proposes an active beam string structure that adapts to external loading for deflection control, achieved by replacing ... -
Constitutive Model and Mechanical Properties of Grade 8.8 and 10.9 High-Strength Bolts at Elevated Temperatures
(ASCE, 2024/06/01)This paper presents an experimental study on the determination of the mechanical behaviors of Grade 8.8 and 10.9 high-strength bolts at elevated temperatures. Strength reduction coefficients are obtained based on test ... -
Data Collection Using Terrestrial Laser Scanners from the Shake-Table Test of a Full-Scale Reinforced Concrete Building
(ASCE, 2024/02/01)Shake-table tests of a full-scale 3-story reinforced concrete frame building were performed at the E-Defense facility (Miki City, Japan) as part of the Tokyo Metropolitan Resilience Project. Building data were collected ... -
Out-of-Plane Performance of Lightweight AAC Infills within RC Frames Using Noncontact Full-Field Strain Measurement Technique
(ASCE, 2024/05/01)The present research aimed at investigating the out-of-plane (OOP) behavior of autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC) block masonry to further advance their application as structural infills considering different parameters ... -
Kinematics Approach and Experimental Verification of a Class of Deployable and Reconfigurable Linkage Structures
(ASCE, 2024/01/01)The sustainable development of the built environment is closely related to climate-neutral construction and minimum resources use. In this framework, deployable and reconfigurable building structures offer a promising ... -
Exact Sensitivity of Nonlinear Dynamic Response with Modal and Rayleigh Damping Formulated with the Tangent Stiffness
(ASCE, 2024/03/01)Derivatives of nonlinear dynamic response are calculated in an exact and efficient manner with respect to material, geometry, mass, and damping parameters. Developments are presented for the Rayleigh and modal damping ... -
Design of Tuned Mass Damper Fluid Inerter for Wind-Induced Vibration Control of a Tall Building
(ASCE, 2024/03/01)In this paper, the problem of wind-induced vibration in tall buildings is addressed by utilizing a new type of damper, the tuned mass damper fluid inerter (TMDFI). The TMDFI incorporates an inerter in the classical tuned ... -
Experimental Characterization of Cantilever Cross-Laminated Timber Diaphragms under In-Plane Shear Load
(ASCE, 2024/02/01)Diaphragms transfer the forces exerted by lateral loads to vertical elements through an in-plane shear action. Cross-laminated timber (CLT) has garnered considerable interest as a diaphragm material, particularly for midrise ... -
Experimental Response and Damage of SC-CLT Shear Walls under Multidirectional Cyclic Lateral Loading
(ASCE, 2024/02/01)This paper presents an experimental study on the multidirectional cyclic lateral-load response of post-tensioned self-centering (SC) cross-laminated timber (CLT) shear walls. SC-CLT shear wall damage states are introduced ...