Journal of Structural Design and Construction Practice: Recent submissions
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Thickness Design of Slab-on-Grade Construction: Review of Some Key Aspects
(ASCE, 11/1/2021)Slab-on-grade construction is popular for heavily loaded ground floor slabs. For design, graphical or tabular methods are recommended by US standards. Scattered design formulations for various loadings, namely, wheel load, ... -
Design, Detail, and Attachment of Shelf Angles to Concrete and Masonry
(ASCE, 8/1/2021)Shelf angles are attached to the structural system and are designed and detailed properly to provide support for veneer walls. They are secured to concrete or masonry structural systems through anchor bolts. In some ... -
Reutilization of Prestressed Soil Anchors as Post-Tensioned Tendons at a Neighboring Construction Site
(ASCE, 1/1/2021)Prestressed soil anchors are utilized as a part of a deep excavation support system of a construction site in Turkey. After the completion of the construction, temporary soil anchors used for this site were no longer needed ... -
Effects of Rayleigh-Damping Approach on the Elastic and Inelastic Seismic Performance of Fixed- and Flexible-Base Structural Systems
(ASCE, 1/1/2021)The commonly-used viscous damping approach, Rayleigh damping, has been shown to develop excessive damping forces in the nonlinear response history analysis (RHA) of fixed-base structural systems. These forces are referred ... -
Effects of Soil–Structure Interaction on Dynamic Response of Framed Machine Foundation Resting on Raft and Piles
(ASCE, 8/1/2021)Framed-foundations supporting rotary machines are either supported on a raft foundation or on a pile foundation, depending on the type of soil conditions, loadings, and other functioning requirements. Influence of ... -
Alternative Ledger-Framing Gravity-Load Transfer Details in Cold-Formed Steel Construction
(ASCE, 1/1/2021)Cold-formed steel (CFS) can be a competitive light-frame solution for low-rise buildings, particularly when noncombustible construction is required. In noncombustible semiballoon frame construction, installation of wall ... -
Adaptive Curved Surface Slider for Improved Seismic Structural Performance
(ASCE, 1/1/2021)The design of conventional curved surface sliders (CSSs) uses appropriate selections of effective radius and friction coefficient. These two design parameters are commonly optimized for the design basis earthquake (DBE). ... -
Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis of Torsionally Coupled Isolated Structures
(ASCE, 1/1/2021)A simple yet accurate approach to evaluate the seismic performance of a torsionally coupled multistory building isolated by nonlinear isolators and subjected to strong ground motions is presented in this paper. In this ... -
Attaining Optimum Passive Control in Liquid-Storage Tank by Using Multiple Vertical Baffles
(ASCE, 8/1/2021)The effect of vertical baffles as the passive control in liquid storage tanks (LSTs) on the reduction of seismic responses was investigated for bidirectional earthquake excitations. Various baffle configurations were ... -
Failure Load and Collapse Mode of an RC Beam in a Large Collapsed Roof
(ASCE, 1/1/2021)The present work focused on the determination of the collapse load and failure mode of a reinforced concrete (RC) of collapsed framed structure constructed in the South of Italy that failed in 2004. Information available ... -
Tuned Sloshing Dampers in Tall Buildings: A Practical Performance-Based Design Approach
(ASCE, 8/1/2021)It is becoming increasingly common to employ tuned sloshing damper (TSD) systems to reduce the wind-induced motion of tall buildings due to their affordability and apparent simplicity. However, TSD systems are relatively ... -
Multibody Kinematics of the Double Concave Curved Surface Sliders: From Supposed Compliant Sliding to Suspected Stick-Slip
(ASCE, 8/1/2021)The double-concave curved-surface slider isolators are tribological systems composed of the assemblage of three rigid bodies that include two concave spherical plates and a straight cylinder with convex bases coupled with ... -
Onset of Motion of Curved Surface Sliders Used in Seismic-Isolation Systems
(ASCE, 8/1/2021)Curved surface sliders are generally preferred for the seismic isolation of buildings because of their technical features, such as the fact that the value of the vibration period is theoretically independent of the mass. ... -
Soil–Structure Interaction and Structural Design of Raft-Foundation and Reinforced Concrete Superstructure
(ASCE, 8/1/2021)Raft foundations can be analyzed using the conventional, Winkler, and continuum methods. In the conventional method, it is assumed that the raft is rigid and settles uniformly. In the Winkler method, commonly employed in ... -
Impact of Environmental Factors on the Condition Rating of Concrete Bridge Decks Using Statistical-Distribution Methods
(ASCE, 1/1/2021)Keeping bridges in good condition during their service lives continues to be a challenge. Additionally, the condition assessment of concrete bridge decks is complicated as it is influenced by several factors. Environmental ... -
Seismic Rehabilitation of Steel Arch Bridges Using Nonlinear Viscous Dampers: Application to a Case Study
(ASCE, 1/1/2021)Old steel arch bridges commonly need rehabilitation interventions because of their insufficient lateral resisting capacity against seismic loads. A localized strengthening method is not always applicable to such bridges ... -
Enhancing Building Resistance to Differential Settlement with Canadian Seismic Design Provisions
(ASCE, 5/1/2021)This research project focuses on evaluating the influence of Canadian seismic design provisions on the resistance of reinforced concrete buildings against the differential settlement of their foundation. Three types of ... -
Feasibility Assessment of Mass Timber as a Mainstream Building Material in the US Construction Industry: Level of Involvement, Existing Challenges, and Recommendations
(ASCE, 1/1/2021)Mass timber is a promising building material that has been used in Europe for a long time. Structural rigidity, renewable characteristics, and low-carbon footprint have made this material a major structural component in ... -
Experimental Study of Seismic Mitigation of a Large-Span Cable-Stayed Bridge with Elastic Cables by Shaking Table Test
(ASCE, 1/1/2021)Elastic cables have the advantages of desirable seismic mitigation effect, low cost, and convenient installation, and have been used widely in low-to-mid-span bridges. However, their utilization in long-span cable-stayed ... -
Demand and Supply of Rotational Ductility in Flexible Extended Shear Tab Connections
(ASCE, 1/1/2021)Extended shear tab connections have a long history in the steel construction industry as a practical solution to many framing problems, such as framing the supported member to the weak axis of a column without the need for ...