Journal of Structural Engineering: Recent submissions
Now showing items 61-80 of 10765
-
Shear Lag Effect Analysis of Cantilever Tapered Box Girders with Corrugated Steel Webs Considering Resal Effect
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractThis study presents a comprehensive analysis of the shear lag effect in cantilever tapered box girders with corrugated steel webs (BGCSWs) under concentrated loading. The findings indicate that the Resal effect ... -
Analysis of the Fracture Mechanism of Concrete Gravity Dams under Explosive Loading
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2026)AbstractAs a critical strategic target and a large hydraulic structure, the dynamic response of concrete gravity dams under explosive loading has been extensively studied, yielding mature research results. However, there ... -
Impact of Support Elevation Errors on Asynchronous Unloading of Large-Span Grid Structures
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2026)AbstractDue to construction factors, some supports of large-span grid structures may experience elevation errors. These elevation errors can adversely affect the force distribution of local members during the unloading ... -
Beirut Port Explosion: Comparing Blast Modeling with Observed Structural and Nonstructural Damage
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2026)AbstractThis paper presents the application of the Kingery-Bulmash equations and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) approaches to model the August 2020 Beirut Port explosion and consequently to predict the structural and ... -
Damage Mode and Structural Response of SCS Sandwich Beams with Lacing Bars Subjected to Near-Field Explosions
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractIn this paper, a novel lacing system was used for steel–concrete–steel (SCS) sandwich walls to resist near-field explosions. To study the performance of laced SCS sandwich walls under near-field explosions, five ... -
Extreme Value Analysis of Wind Loads on an Adjustable-Tilt Solar Photovoltaic System: A Wind Tunnel Force Measurement Experiment
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2026)AbstractThis study presents wind tunnel experiments on an adjustable-tilt solar photovoltaic (PV) system, covering wind directions from 0° to 180° and tilt angles from 5° to 60°, with time histories of column base shear ... -
Shear Behavior of Reinforced UHPC Considering Fiber Alignment and Axial Load Effects
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2026)AbstractThis research study investigated the axial load and fiber alignment effects in the shear behavior of Ultrahigh-Performance Concrete (UHPC) panels incorporating reinforcing bars. Three UHPC panels were tested on the ... -
Tensile Behavior of Truss Connectors in Double-Skin Composite Walls
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractDouble-skin composite walls are widely used in high-rise buildings. Connectors are used to transfer shear loads between steel plates and the infilled concrete, enabling composite action between the two materials. ... -
Development of Directional Isoforce Tubes in Elastic Planar Continua: Concept, Visual Programming, and Application
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2026)AbstractVisualizing load paths within an elastic planar continuum offers an alternative perspective to traditional stress solutions, providing more intuitive insights into how forces travel through a structure. This study ... -
Constitutive Relationships of Grade 10.9 High-Strength Ring Groove Rivets at Elevated Temperatures
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2026)AbstractHigh-strength ring groove rivets are increasingly used in structural engineering. In order to investigate the mechanical properties of high-strength ring groove rivets at elevated temperatures and to establish the ... -
Nonlinear Structural Model Parameter Updating Using Residual Drift Measurements from Sequential Seismic Events
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractModel parameter updating can enhance the use of nonlinear structural response simulation to guide decision-making in the postearthquake environment. Since most structures in high seismic regions are not instrumented ... -
Study on Shear Lag Effect in Tapered Girders with Corrugated Steel Webs Considering Positive and Negative Resal Effects
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2026)AbstractIn tapered girders with corrugated steel webs (CSWs), the Resal effect significantly alters the effective shear force transmitted through the CSWs, thereby changing the shear force distribution across the section ... -
Characterization of Nonstationary Local Resonance Response of Large-Span Flexible Photovoltaic Arrays under Strong Typhoons
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2026)AbstractA strong typhoon is characterized by high-speed low pressure and spiral airflow. When the periodic excitation generated by these conditions approaches the natural frequency of a large-span flexible photovoltaic ... -
Relative Support Motions on the Out-of-Plane Dynamics of One-Way Spanning Unreinforced Masonry Walls and Insights into Instability Displacement
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2026)AbstractThis study investigates the effects of differential support motions, caused by filtering effects due to the building response to earthquakes, on the one-way bending out-of-plane (OOP) behavior of unreinforced brick ... -
Experimental Investigation on Corrosion-Induced Failure Mode Transition and Seismic Behavior Deterioration of Reinforced Concrete Columns
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2026)AbstractThis paper presents an experimental study carried out on six uncorroded and corroded reinforced concrete (RC) columns to investigate the seismic behavior and failure mode transition under cyclic loading. To do so, ... -
Time-Dependent Seismic Reliability Analysis through Equivalent Stochastic Process Transformation and Real-Time Hybrid Simulation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2026)AbstractReal-time hybrid simulation (RTHS) is widely used to evaluate the seismic performance of structures with significant local nonlinearities or those that are challenging to model at reduced scales. Traditional RTHS, ... -
Ponte Moesa Campagnola: A Bridge Benchmark for Structural Identification under Controlled Damage Progression
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractIn addressing the challenge of ageing infrastructure, continuous structural monitoring has figured prominently in the development of tools for risk management and life-cycle prognostic strategies. However, a primary ... -
Components and Cladding Wind Pressures on Flat Nonrectangular Roofs: Assessment and Comparison with Code Provisions
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)AbstractBuildings with rectangular plans were, in the past 50 years, the main focus in the wind engineering field. Consequently, the wind design provisions of rectangular buildings are well-established in the wind codes ... -
Wind Characteristics and Deck Vibration of Xihoumen Bridge during Strong Typhoon Muifa
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2026)AbstractField measurements are usually recognized as the most reliable method for investigating wind effects on structures. A limited study has been conducted on the behavior of long-span suspension bridges during the ... -
Experimental and Analytical Evaluation of Steel Frame Collapse Resistance with Corrugated Web H-Beams under an Internal Column Removal Scenario
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2026)AbstractH-shaped steel beams with corrugated webs (CWs) have been applied extensively in the construction industry for various structural applications owing to their distinctive advantages. However, their anticollapse ...