Abstract: A replaceable coupling beam is proposed comprising of steel hybrid shear links that are shorter than typical shear links in eccentrically braced frames (EBFs). Cyclic loading tests were conducted to examine the behavior ...

Abstract: A replaceable coupling beam is proposed comprising of steel hybrid shear links that are shorter than typical shear links in eccentrically braced frames (EBFs). Cyclic loading tests were conducted to examine the behavior ...

Abstract: A series of full-scale tests was conducted on the E-Defense shaking table facilities in Japan to simulate various levels of realistic seismic damage in a high-rise structural steel building. During the shaking table tests, ...

Abstract: Steel-plate composite walls comprise a steel plate encased in the middle of a reinforced concrete shear wall [referred to as “composite plate shear walls-concrete encased (C-PSW/CE)”], or a concrete infill sandwiched between ...