Journal of Structural Engineering: Recent submissions
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Experimental Investigation of Failure Modes and Strength of High-Strength Steel CHS K Joints
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractWhen tubular joints are fabricated from high-strength steel, their design resistance, calculated from a resistance equation, should generally be reduced by applying the material factor (joint strength reduction ... -
Local Shear Demand Correction Model for the Analysis of Infilled Frames Using Equivalent Struts
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractThe paper presents a practice-oriented analytical formulation to evaluate the additional and total shear demand due to frame–infill interaction under seismic loads. The proposed methodology leverages the simple ... -
Experimental Investigation on Full-Scale Shear-Critical 3D Printed Concrete Walls Subjected to In-Plane Cyclic Loading
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2026)AbstractAdditive construction (AC) methods, such as concrete 3D printing, have been receiving growing attention. While early applications of 3D printed concrete (3DPC) structures, particularly for residential construction, ... -
Damage-Free Wind-Restraint Device for a Base-Isolated Building Structure: Configuration and Prototype Test
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2026)AbstractFor a base-isolated structure, a smaller stiffness of the isolation layer could better diminish the transmission of seismic energy from the foundation to the superstructure, thereby enhancing the base-isolation ... -
Test Study on Beam–Column Joints in Modular Wall Light Steel Concrete Frame Structure under Low Cyclic Loading
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractThe multilimb cold-formed thin-walled steel concrete composite column and H-shaped steel beam joint (MCTSCC–HSB joint) is a critical beam–column connection in novel ultra-low-energy modular wall prefabricated ... -
Performance of Unbonded Local Prestressed Concrete Beam–Column Substructures against Progressive Collapse
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractIn large public buildings, a combination of long-span prestressed concrete beams and short-span reinforced concrete beams is often employed due to functional requirements. These structures are designated as local ... -
Experimental Response of Damage-Free Self-Centering Links for Seismic Resilient Eccentrically Braced Frames
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractIn the last few decades, numerous damage-free self-centering solutions have been proposed to achieve seismic resilience of steel structures. While most research studies have focused on moment resisting frames and ... -
An Equivalent Nonconvex Regularization Model Based on the Capped-l1 Function for Structural Damage Identification
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractStructural damage identification based on sensitivity analysis can be modeled as a sparse recovery problem, with the original formulation being an l0-norm regularization model. However, this original model is NP-hard ... -
Shear Resistance and Calculation Method of UHPC-Encased CFST Composite Columns
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractThe ultrahigh-performance concrete (UHPC)-encased concrete-filled steel tubular (CFST) column (referred to as UC-CFST column) is a novel composite structure that fully leverages the outstanding material properties ... -
Experimental and Numerical Study on an Inclined 3D Cylindrical Double-Layer Reticulated Cover under Seismic Action
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractInclined reticulated cylindrical covers are shell-like structures typically used in stadium roofs, in which the inclined shape changes the position of both the center of gravity and the center of stiffness with ... -
Ductile Fracture Simulation of Shear-Out Strength Behavior and Design Equations of Bolted Lap Joints
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractThis paper presents a detailed study of the fracture behavior and ultimate resistance of bolted lap joints that fail by shear-out rupture, including laboratory tests, detailed computational simulations of ductile ... -
Structural Performance and Design of HSS Welded H-Section Members under Combined Compression and Major-Axis Bending at High Temperatures
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2026)AbstractThis research includes an experimental and numerical investigation into the fire resistance of high-strength steel (HSS) welded H-section long columns under combined loading. Major-axis eccentric compression tests ... -
Optimization and Testing of Wire Arc Additively Manufactured Steel Tubular T-Joints
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2026)AbstractTubular joints have been extensively applied in engineering structures because of their superior structural performance. However, welding of conventional tubular joints is problematic, time-consuming, and difficult ... -
Proactive Enhancement on Axial Compression Performance of Concrete Columns Employing Fe-SMA
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2026)AbstractThis study experimentally investigates the axial performance of concrete columns confined with Fe-SMA (iron-based shape memory alloy) strips. An integrated active reinforcement technique is developed, incorporating ... -
Analysis of Torsional Geometrical Properties of Thin-Walled Box Girders with Arbitrary Asymmetrical Cross Sections
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractGiven the complexities involved in calculating the torsional effects of box girders with arbitrary asymmetrical cross sections, this study derived practical formulas for the torsional center coordinates and the ... -
A Comprehensive Review and Analysis of Punching Shear in Reinforced Concrete Slabs without Transverse Reinforcement
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractAs a result of the complex and catastrophic nature of punching shear failure, research to predict punching shear capacity in reinforced concrete slabs is nearly as old as the material itself. This paper collates ... -
Parametric Study on Seismic Performance of Stainless Steel Piers with Box Section
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractStainless steel has excellent durability and resistance to low-cycle fatigue; thus, it has been gradually applied to bridge engineering. However, the current studies on the seismic performance of stainless steel ... -
Data-Driven Postearthquake Performance Level Identification for RC Moment Frames Using Residual Drift Ratio in Compliance with ASCE41-23
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2026)AbstractIn this paper, a novel nonmodel methodology is developed for postearthquake performance level identification of conventional reinforced concrete moment frames using an after-event-measured residual drift ratio. The ... -
New Macroelement for Modeling Inelastic Shear–Flexure–Axial Interaction and Elongation of Plastic Hinges for Reliable Seismic Performance Assessment of RC Structures
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractModeling plasticity in reinforced concrete structures is a challenging task due to the intricate behavior of concrete and reinforcing steel, and interaction between them. Although the distributed plasticity approach ... -
Constrained Floatation to Prevent Above-Ground Storage Tank Failures during Flood Events
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractThis research aimed to study the feasibility of constrained flotation of above-ground storage tanks (ASTs) as a structural mitigation measure during flood and storm surge events. Conventional structural mitigation ...