Journal of Structural Engineering: Recent submissions
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Experimental and Numerical Studies on Thick Rubber Bearings under Uniaxial and Offset Tensile Loading
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Thick rubber bearings (TRBs) have been proven to be effective in mitigating horizontal shaking induced by earthquakes as well as railway-induced vertical vibration. During earthquake excitations, TRBs might be subjected ... -
Earthquake Resilience of Spatially Distributed Building Clusters: Methodology and Application
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Interest in earthquake resilience has increased in recent years, and the use of building cluster performance objectives has been shown to be an effective method for evaluating the resilience of a built environment. A ... -
Simplified Methods for Predicting the Pushover Response of a Hybrid Steel Braced Frame with Concentric and Eccentric Connections
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Two methods to predict the pushover response of a hybrid steel braced frame that features concentric and eccentric connections are presented. The proposed hybrid frame configuration is intended for cold-formed steel (CFS) ... -
RHS Cross-Connections with Fully Offset Branches in Tension
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)This paper primarily presents an investigation into rectangular hollow section (RHS) cross- (or X-) connections with the branches fully laterally offset and loaded in axial tension. A set of 10 full-scale experimental ... -
Cyclic Testing of Lap-Spliced Columns Retrofitted with UHPC-Cover Replacement
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)It is the purpose of this study to evaluate, through combined experimental and numerical research, the performance of ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) jackets as a means of seismic retrofitting of columns with brittle ... -
Innovative Sandwich Columns Including Steel, Carbon Fiber–Reinforced Polymer, and Timber under Axial Compression
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Significant advancements have been made in the area of composite structures. Aligned with an innovative design, the motivation behind this research is, first, to make efficient use of timber as an environmentally friendly ... -
Test Protocols for ASCE 41 Backbones in Concrete Building Evaluation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Backbone curves were generated from previous physical lab tests conducted on identical full-scale RC components utilizing different loading protocols (slab–beam–column and column specimens). These curves were subsequently ... -
A Robotic Automated Solution for Operational Modal Analysis of Bridges with High-Resolution Mode Shape Recovery
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)This study presents a robot-assisted solution for the automated identification of bridge frequencies and high-spatial-resolution mode shapes using a minimal number of sensors. The proposed approach employs programmable ... -
Hysteretic Behavior of Self-Centering Shear Wall Incorporating Superelastic Shape Memory Alloy Bars and Engineered Cementitious Composites Subjected to Cyclic Loading
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Conventional reinforced concrete shear walls are vulnerable to strong earthquakes with significant residual deformations, which substantially affect structural service and can even lead to structural collapse. Superelastic ... -
SLaMA-Based Retrofit of RC Frame Buildings Using Alternative Bracing Systems
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)This paper introduces a retrofit design procedure for reinforced concrete (RC) frame buildings using alternative steel bracing systems based on the simple lateral mechanism analysis (SLaMA). Employing a displacement-based ... -
Thermomechanical Response of Profiled Metal-Faced Insulating Sandwich Panels: Testing and Analysis
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)The durability of profiled metal-faced insulating sandwich panels (MFISPs) in terms of exposure to high temperatures and thermal cycles is critical for their use in civil engineering applications. In this paper, a total ... -
Structural Behavior of Prefabricated Composite Cold-Formed Steel and Timber Flooring Systems
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)In this study, the structural performance of a new type of lightweight composite cold-formed steel and timber (CFST) flooring system has been investigated by conducting four-point bending tests on 13 specimens. A bare ... -
Multiobjective Structural Layout Optimization of Tall Buildings Subjected to Dynamic Wind Loads
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)The tall building design process typically goes through a time-consuming iterative procedure to ensure the cost efficiency of the proposed structural system, especially in the conceptual design stage where the layout is ... -
Analytical Model for Out-of-Plane Behavior of Steel-Plate Composite Wall-to-Wall L-Joints
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Steel-plate composite (SC) walls intersect each other to form a series of wall-to-wall joints. The most unfavorable stress state of such joint is under out-of-plane lateral loading. According to the literature, using ... -
Investigation of Axial Load Capacity of 3D-Printed Concrete Wall
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Three-dimensional (3D) concrete printing is increasingly becoming popular because it provides a powerful platform for the fabrication of structural components in freeform architectural shapes. Although manufacturing ... -
An Investigation of Climate Change Effects on Design Wind Speeds along the US East and Gulf Coasts
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Tropical cyclone (TC) winds control design wind speeds for much of the eastern United States. Those winds are likely to intensify with climate change, but climate change was not considered in the ASCE 7-22 design wind speed ... -
Stress-Softening Behavior of High-Damping Rubber Bearings at Low Temperatures
(ASCE, 2024/06/01)High-damping rubber (HDR) bearings exhibit obvious initial stress hardening at lower ambient temperatures and stress softening under cyclic loading. The phenomenon of stress softening is usually referred to as the Mullins ... -
Influence of Explosive Shape on the Response of Steel Plates under Blast Loading
(ASCE, 2024/06/01)In the protective engineering field, close-range explosions produce more energy and are more likely to cause severe damage to building structures than long-range explosions. In current standards, close-range explosions are ... -
Traversal Topology-Finding Method of Tensegrity Structure Based on Dynamic Programming
(ASCE, 2024/05/01)Tensegrity structures, which consist of tension cables and compression rods, are widely used in various fields. It is particularly important to find the tensegrity with definite geometric configuration for the following ... -
Seismic-Response Assessment of Multiblock Tower Structures for Energy Storage: 1/25 Scale
(ASCE, 2024/05/01)This paper discusses the results of 1∶25 scale shake table tests evaluating the seismic response of multiblock tower structures (MTSs) conceived as energy storage systems. The tests described here are a part of a comprehensive ...