Abstract: AbstractHybrid fire testing enables the evaluation of structural elements under realistic fire-induced boundary conditions by coupling physical specimens subjected to fire with numerical models. Although previous hybrid ...

Abstract: AbstractSteel eccentrically braced frames (EBFs) have been used widely in steel construction since they were first proposed in the 1970s. In addition to conventional yielding links, replaceable  shear links with ...

Abstract: This paper presents a hybrid fire simulation method for civil structures in which a critical element subject to fire is experimentally tested while the remaining structural system is numerically analyzed simultaneously. ...

Abstract: Buried gas pipelines in seismic-prone regions may suffer leaks or breaks as a consequence of an earthquake, especially if the pipeline is subjected to large differential displacements due to geotechnical failures ...