Abstract: A tee‐framing shear connection consists of a steel tee section connected to a beam web and to a supporting member such as a column. The main role of the tee‐framing shear connections is to transfer end shear reaction of ...

Abstract: Shear wall systems are one of the most commonly used lateral-load resisting systems in high-rise buildings. The composite shear wall system studied herein consists of a steel plate shear wall with a reinforced concrete ...

Abstract: Shear tab connections, acting compositely with the floor slab, are capable of providing some lateral resistance in steel frame buildings. This resistance was suspected from the events of the 1994 Northridge Earthquake and ...

Abstract: The problems with welded moment connections in the Northridge earthquake of 1994 gave researchers incentive to examine the actual contribution of the simple, or shear, connections to the lateral resistance of welded steel ...

Abstract: The behavior of double‐angle bracing members subjected to in‐plane buckling due to severe cyclic load reversals is investigated. Eight full‐size test specimens made of back‐to‐back double angle sections, connected to the ...

Abstract: An investigation was conducted to study behavior of steel double angle framing connections under severe cyclic loading of earthquakes. The studies consisted of subjecting six connection assemblages to an increasing level ...

Abstract: The innovative bridge design discussed in this paper is a long-span curved cable-stayed bridge with a single canted tower. The superstructure of the bridge consists of a multicell steel box girder with composite concrete-steel ...

Abstract: Semirigid moment-resisting frames can provide seismic resistance of buildings if the connections are engineered for ductile behavior. Column–tree construction can utilize splice assemblies to provide stable energy dissipation ...