Journal of Structural Engineering: Recent submissions
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Wind Resistance Evaluation of Existing Standing Buddha Statue Using 3D Laser Scanning and CFD
(ASCE, 5/17/2023 )Underestimating the aerodynamic forces acting on structures can lead to them sustaining severe damage. Currently, there are limited studies on the wind flow around complex-shaped tall structures such as the Buddha statue ... -
Design of Cold-Formed High-Strength Steel Diamond Bird-Beak Tubular T-Joints and X-Joints
(ASCE, 5/29/2023 )Numerical investigation and design of cold-formed high-strength steel (CFHSS) diamond bird-beak (DBB) T- and X-joints are presented in this paper. The 0.2% proof stress of braces and chords was 960 MPa. Tests of CFHSS ... -
Cyclic Behavior of T-Shaped Composite Plate Shear Walls–Concrete Filled
(ASCE, 5/27/2023 )This paper presents findings from experiments conducted on four large-scale T-shaped concrete filled composite plate shear walls (C-PSW/CF) specimens subjected to axial force and flexure. A C-PSW/CF is a sandwich type of ... -
Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Prestressed Prefabricated Self-Centering IMS Composite Frame Joints
(ASCE, 7/11/2023 )Full-scale model tests of three integral prestressed prefabricated frame structure system (IMS) prestressed friction joint specimens under low cyclic loading were conducted to explore the factors influencing the hysteretic ... -
Generalized Computation of Buckling Loads via Curvature-Based Displacement Interpolation
(ASCE, 11/21/2022)The calculation of flexural buckling loads for structural members remains a relevant topic of practical and theoretical interest. In addition to well-known solutions for prismatic members, solutions are available for the ... -
A New Bond Degradation Model for Freeze–Thaw-Damaged Reinforced Concrete
(ASCE, 6/7/2023 1)Freeze–thaw cycles (FTCs) are one the most serious causes of damage in RC structures in cold regions affecting both concrete and bond behavior. In this paper, after a comprehensive review on the effects on concrete and ... -
Experimental Investigation of the Shear Behavior of Slender Continuous Steel–Concrete Composite Girders in Hogging Moment
(ASCE, 11/3/2022 )Predicting the shear strength of composite girders is critical in improving the efficiency of bridge engineering. To investigate the shear behavior of slender continuous steel–concrete composite girders commonly employed ... -
Development of Topographic Wind Speedups and Hurricane Hazard Maps for Puerto Rico
(ASCE, 7/25/2023 )Topographic effects are known to accelerate wind speeds in hilly or mountainous terrains and consequently increase wind-induced damage. Here we describe a heuristic model developed to estimate wind-induced speedups in ... -
A Macromechanical Constitutive Model for Rebar Buckling
(ASCE, 6/5/2023 1)Rebar buckling and fracture have been experimentally observed to cause significant degradation of the mechanical properties of reinforced concrete (RC) elements and should be accounted for in the analysis of RC structures. ... -
Reconstruction of Extreme Wind Pressures on Cladding of a Skyscraper during Super Typhoon Mangkhut
(ASCE, 8/2/2023 1)This paper proposes a novel strategy based on field measurement, wind tunnel tests, and artificial neural network (ANN) for reconstructing the wind pressures on cladding of high-rise buildings and applies it to reconstruct ... -
Investigation of the Aerodynamic Forces on a 600-m-High Supertall Building by Field Measurements and Wind Tunnel Test
(ASCE, 5/27/2023 )This paper investigates the aerodynamic forces on a 600-m-high supertall building based on field measurements during Super Typhoon Mangkhut and wind tunnel test on a 1∶500 scaled model of the monitored building. The local ... -
Seismic Behavior of Circular Concrete Columns Reinforced by Low Bond Ultrahigh Strength Rebars
(ASCE, 7/11/2023 )To develop a resilient reinforced concrete frame structure, the seismic performance of circular concrete columns reinforced by low bond ultrahigh strength (LBUS) rebars is investigated experimentally in this paper. Eight ... -
A Slenderness-Based Method for Web Crippling Design of Aluminum Tubular Sections
(ASCE, 2022/12/01)Existing web crippling design provisions available in European, American, and Australian/New Zealand standards are based on empiric equations that differ from the approach adopted for the treatment of other instabilities ... -
Seismic Behavior of 3D Joint between Concrete Encased Steel Cross-Shaped Column and Steel Beam: Experimental Study
(ASCE, 2022/12/01)This paper presents an experimental study on the seismic performance of a three-dimensional (3D) joint between concrete encased steel cross-shaped (CESC) columns and steel beams. Cyclic loading test of five interior joints ... -
Dynamic Behavior of Rocking Concrete Bridge Piers Subjected to Vehicle Collisions
(ASCE, 2022/11/01)The nonlinear dynamic behavior of rocking bridge piers with different configurations was numerically investigated in this study when subjected to vehicle collisions using finite-element (FE) simulations in LS-DYNA software. ... -
Experimental Investigation of the Wind Loading on Solar Panels: Effects of Clearance off Flat Roofs
(ASCE, 2022/12/01)The paper presents the results of a comprehensive wind tunnel study dedicated to addressing the effects of the underneath array clearance on wind loading of roof-mounted solar panels. Indeed, the array clearance has a ... -
An Adaptive Fiber Section Discretization Scheme for Nonlinear Frame Analysis
(ASCE, 2022/12/01)The paper proposes an adaptive fiber section discretization scheme for inelastic frame elements. The scheme uses cubature rules for the efficient and accurate evaluation of the section response over the elastic portion of ... -
Integrated Study of Existing Tsunami Design Standards
(ASCE, 2022/12/01)As the tsunami threat across the Pacific coast becomes better understood, vertical evacuation structures are being widely considered in order to improve life safety. The design of such structures requires careful consideration ... -
Self-Centering Beam Element for Computationally Efficient Dynamic Analysis Using Standard Time Integration Schemes
(ASCE, 2022/12/01)Dynamic simulation of self-centering systems can be computationally challenging due to the opening and closing mechanisms that cause a rapid change in stiffness. In addition, the current modeling of self-centering connections ... -
Filter Banks and Hybrid Deep Learning Architectures for Performance-Based Seismic Assessments of Bridges
(ASCE, 2022/12/01)The existing machine learning (ML) models for vibration-based damage assessments often use highly compressed features or are restricted to preprocessed signals with fixed durations and sampling rates. Additionally, the ...