Abstract: The design of a full‐scale reinforced concrete building is compared to US seismic resistant design practice, and the observed behavior and measured response of the building during a series of simulated earthquake tests is ...

Abstract: Results are presented from an experimental study on four reduced‐scale reinforced concrete structural wall specimens. All the specimens are lightly reinforced. One test specimen has a solid web and the other three have ...

Abstract: Two‐dimensional continuum finite elements are used to model a 10‐story reinforced concrete shear‐wall building subjected to in‐plane loadings. The

Abstract: The results of a series of tests on a full‐scale reinforced concrete structure subjected to simulated earthquake loading are used to study the behavior of beam hinging regions. The measured beam rotations from an open frame ...

Abstract: Results of tests on a large number of beam‐column subassemblies performed by the writers and others are examined. After reviewing the existing techniques, an index is proposed that can quantify the energy absorption and ...

Abstract: A model to predict the shear strength versus shear distortion response of hybrid connections between reinforced concrete columns and steel (RCS) beams is presented. Based on a preestablished maximum attainable joint shear ...

Abstract: Accurate estimation of stress in unbonded tendons at the nominal strength limit state is essential for calculating the in-plane flexural strength of posttensioned masonry walls. These walls gain their lateral strength and ...

Abstract: Experimental bridge testing often produces large data sets that may have applicability to many analysis goals within bridge engineering. To ensure the persistence of these records for future analysis, it is essential to ...

Abstract: The inelastic cyclic response of hybrid connections consisting of RC columns and steel beams (RCS) is studied in this paper. Experimental results from the lateral load testing of nine exterior RCS connections are presented. ...