To increase the energy dissipation capacity and deformation capacity of the beam-column connections, and save space for realizing more architectural functions in the frame structure, a new type of metallic damper is developed ...

Masonry-infilled wood frame walls are widely used in vernacular buildings all over the world. Based on traditional European wood frame walls, this paper proposes wood bracing as reinforcement for traditional Chinese ...

This paper examines the life-cycle wind resistant performance of a constructed long-span suspension bridge in the coastal region of China, aiming to quantify the multisource time-variant effects and uncertainties and ...

In a coupled steel plate shear wall, the interaction between two steel plate shear wall piers enabled by the coupling beams improves the overturning capacity of the lateral force–resisting system. Furthermore, the boundary ...

Earlier studies found that acceptable probabilities of collapse for seismically isolated buildings could be achieved by an appropriate combination of strength in the superstructure, isolator displacement capacity, and ...

This paper introduces an innovative three-piece boltless connection for assembly of volumetric building units or modules in multistory modular buildings. The proposed connection comprises a vertical connector and an ...

The compatibility strut-and-tie method (C-STM) is a well-established nonlinear modeling tool to efficiently and accurately predict the overall load–deformation response of shear-critical RC members subjected to combined ...

There is a growing trend toward utilizing high steel-reinforcement ratios (as high as 5%) in ultrahigh-performance concrete (UHPC) beams. This tendency is driven by the desire to take full advantage of the unique mechanical ...

Although time-domain response analyses have been commonly used in the design of tall buildings, the code-based wind design continues to rely on prescriptive static methods. Moreover, buildings subjected to both earthquakes ...

This study validates the use of available tools for nonlinear finite element dynamic analysis (NLFEDA) modeling of unbonded post-tensioned reinforced concrete (PT-RC) members under drop weight impact and is the first attempt ...