Journal of Structural Engineering: Recent submissions
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Mechanism and Experimental Validation of Frictional Steel Truss Coupling Beams
(ASCE, 2022/07/05)Coupling beams in shear wall and frame–shear wall systems are structural fuses that undergo significant inelastic deformation and absorb earthquake input energy. However, severe damage to coupling beams can disrupt building ... -
Flexural Impact Performance of Stainless Steel–Lightweight Concrete Composites for Marine Structures
(ASCE, 2022/06/17)The present study combines the advantages of both stainless steel and lightweight high-ductility cement composite (LHDCC) to develop a durable stainless steel–LHDCC composite for marine protective structures. Firstly, the ... -
Dynamic Hardening Behavior and Ductile Fracture of High-Strength Steel at Intermediate Strain Rates
(ASCE, 2022/06/27)The mechanical properties of constructional steels at different strain rates were the basis for the dynamic analysis of the progressive collapse of steel structures. The effect of strain rate on the hardening behavior and ... -
Design of Single-Sided Fillet Welds under Transverse Load
(ASCE, 2022/06/25)In North American steel design specifications, a directional strength-enhancement factor is used to increase the predicted strength of fillet welds subjected to transverse loading (i.e., loading at 90° to the weld ... -
Response Characteristics of Gabion Wall under Large TNT-Equivalent Explosives
(ASCE, 2022/06/07)Owing to their convenient transportation, quick assembly, and high cost performance, gabion walls are widely used in the protection of critical infrastructure and personnel from explosions. To study the damage and response ... -
Development of a Relation between Return Period Values of Annual Maximum Snow Load and Snow Depth and Its Implication in Structural Reliability for Northeastern China
(ASCE, 2022/06/03)This study proposes a new relationship between the return period values of the annual maximum ground snow depth and the ground snow load for northeastern China. The proposed relationship is based on a statistical evaluation ... -
Cross-Section Behavior and Design of Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Channel Sections under Major-Axis Combined Loading
(ASCE, 2022/06/15)This paper reports a comprehensive experimental and numerical investigation of the cross-section behavior and capacity of hot-rolled stainless steel channel sections subjected to combined compression and major-axis bending. ... -
Seismic Retrofit of Reinforced Concrete Moment Frame Using a BRB with U-Plate Connections
(ASCE, 2022/06/25)Since their first use in 1989, buckling-restrained braces (BRBs) have proven to be an efficient energy dissipation device. Two reduced scale quasi-static cyclic experiments were conducted for a reinforced concrete (RC) ... -
Behavior of Hollow Structural Section Branch-to-Casting Node Connections for Free-Form Grid Shell Structures
(ASCE, 2022/05/27)Casting nodes are used to connect branch members at joints of freeform grid shell structures. In this study, the structural performance of a rectangular hollow section (RHS) branch-to-casting node connection was investigated. ... -
A Parametric Study on Earthquake-Damaged Square Hollow Section T-Joints under Fire Conditions
(ASCE, 2022/06/02)This study numerically investigated the elevated temperature resistance of earthquake-damaged square hollow section (SHS) T-joints subjected to brace axial compressive load. The residual stresses and deformations due to ... -
Symbolic Deep Learning for Structural System Identification
(ASCE, 2022/06/24)Closed-form model expression is commonly required for parametric data assimilation (e.g., model updating, damage quantification, and so on). However, epistemic bias due to fixing the model class is a challenging issue ... -
Standard Pushout Tests and Design Rules for a Bolted–Welded Hybrid Demountable Shear Connector
(ASCE, 2022/05/31)A bolted–welded hybrid demountable shear connector for use in deconstructable steel–concrete composite buildings and bridges was proposed. The hybrid connector consisted of a partially threaded stud, which was welded on ... -
Validated Uniaxial Stress–Strain Model for Cyclic Analysis of High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Cementitious Composites
(ASCE, 2022/06/30)The high cost of manufacturing high-performance fiber-reinforced cementitious composites (HPFRCCs) and low confidence in predicting their mechanical properties have limited their widespread use as construction materials. ... -
Probabilistic Machine-Learning Methods for Performance Prediction of Structure and Infrastructures through Natural Gradient Boosting
(ASCE, 2022/05/27)The capabilities of data-driven models based on machine learning (ML) algorithms in offering accurate predictions of structural responses efficiently have been demonstrated in numerous recent studies. However, efforts to ... -
Considering Time-Varying Factors and Social Vulnerabilities in Performance-Based Assessment of Coastal Communities Exposed to Hurricanes
(ASCE, 2022/06/09)Climate change, population dynamics, the aging of built infrastructure, and their growing complexity have gradually increased the vulnerability of coastal communities around the world. Among the many critical coastal ... -
CLEMSON: An Automated Machine-Learning Virtual Assistant for Accelerated, Simulation-Free, Transparent, Reduced-Order, and Inference-Based Reconstruction of Fire Response of Structural Members
(ASCE, 2022/06/27)This paper introduces CLEMSON, an automated machine-learning (AutoML) virtual assistant (VA) that enables engineers to carry acCeLErated, siMulation-free, tranSparent, reduced-Order, and infereNce-based fire resistance ... -
Effect of Column Eccentricity on Beam-Column Joints Strengthened with Chamfers
(ASCE, 2022/06/07)By installing unsymmetrical chamfers on the soffits of beams, it has been proved in the earlier studies to be effective for strengthening nonseismically designed beam-column joints (BCJs). To generalize this, this study ... -
Test, Analysis, and Seismic Design Approach of RC Infill Walls Isolated by PVC Tubes in Coupled Shear Wall Systems
(ASCE, 2022/05/23)Considered nonstructural elements, infill walls and their participation in earthquake resistance are often neglected in structural design, which leads to deviations in the predictions of seismic responses. Generally, infill ... -
Evaluation of the Seismic Performance of Unbonded Post-Tensioned Precast Concrete Walls with Internal and External Dampers. II: Design Criteria and Numerical Research
(ASCE, 2022/06/08)This paper presents an analytical procedure to assess the monotonic (envelope) force-deformation response (capacity curve) of unbonded post-tensioning precast concrete (UPT) walls with internal and external replaceable ... -
Experimental and Numerical Study of Press-Braked S690 High-Strength Steel Channel–Section Columns Failing by Minor-Axis Flexural Buckling
(ASCE, 2022/05/27)This paper reports an experimental and numerical investigation into the minor-axis flexural buckling behavior and capacity of press-braked S690 high-strength steel channel–section columns. The experimental investigation ...