Journal of Structural Engineering: Recent submissions
Now showing items 781-800 of 10765
-
Vibration Performance and Stiffness Properties of Mass Timber Panel–Concrete Composite Floors with Notched Connections
(ASCE, 2022/07/09)Mass timber panel–concrete composite (MTPCC) floors combine timber and concrete through high-performance connections to create an efficient floor system with high stiffness, high strength, and low self-weight. Previous ... -
Monitoring-Informed Life-Cycle Cost Analysis of Deteriorating RC Bridges under Repeated Earthquake Loading
(ASCE, 2022/07/15)This paper investigates the influence of rebars’ corrosion monitoring systems on the vulnerability assessment and life-cycle cost analysis (LCCA) of reinforced concrete (RC) bridge piers subjected to repeated earthquake ... -
Mechanical Properties of Adhesive-Free Cross-Laminated Timber
(ASCE, 2022/07/08)In order to reduce the use of adhesives, the development of adhesive-free engineered wood products is one of the research focuses in timber structures. This paper studies the mechanical properties of cross-laminated timber ... -
Reliability-Based Collapse Assessment of Wind-Excited Steel Structures within Performance-Based Wind Engineering
(ASCE, 2022/07/08)As inelastic design for wind is embraced by the engineering community, there is an increasing demand for computational tools that enable the investigation of the nonlinear behavior of wind-excited structures and subsequent ... -
A Comparative Shaking Table Study on Inelastic Torsion and Torsional Performance of Conventional Thermal Power Plant Main Building and Thermal Power Plant Main Building with the Buckling-Restrained Braces
(ASCE, 2022/07/07)In this paper, the shaking table tests and finite element analyses were conducted on the traditional thermal power plant main building and the thermal power plant main building with BRBs, respectively. The differences in ... -
Experimental Assessment on Step Joint Timber Connections
(ASCE, 2022/07/15)Carpentry joints are the traditional connecting media for timber elements. Among those, step joints are particularly important at structural size, because they are the most frequent solution to connect rafters and tie beams ... -
Multielement Hybrid Simulations for Performance Assessment of Multistory Special Concentrically Braced Frames
(ASCE, 2022/07/07)Accurate numerical modeling of structural components is necessary for both performance-based designs of new structures and performance assessments of existing structures. Steel special concentrically braced frames (SCBFs) ... -
Development and Performance of Innovative Steel Wedge Block–Crossed Inclined Stud–UHPC Connections for Composite Bridge
(ASCE, 2022/06/30)This paper reports the shear performances of steel wedge block–crossed inclined stud–ultrahigh performance concrete (UHPC) connections for application to steel-concrete composite bridges. The study entailed 36 pushout tests ... -
Adaptive Experimental Design of Real-Time Hybrid Simulation for Parameter Calibration of Rate-Dependent Devices toward Optimal Response Prediction
(ASCE, 2022/06/16)Real-time hybrid simulation (RTHS) provides a cyber-physical testing method for system evaluation of global or local system evaluation of civil subjects to dynamic loading. Physical testing of experimental substructures ... -
Probabilistic Evaluation of Self-Centering Birocking Walls Subjected to Far-Field and Near-Field Ground Motions
(ASCE, 2022/07/08)This paper aims to investigate the seismic behavior of buildings equipped with self-centering birocking walls to find out the optimum location of the rocking section in the height. For this purpose, several two-dimensional ... -
Dynamic Response of Masonry Walls Strengthened with Engineered Cementitious Composites under Simulated Debris Flow
(ASCE, 2022/06/17)Unreinforced masonry buildings are prone to catastrophic damage when subjected to debris-flow impact. Engineered cementitious composite (ECC) layers were utilized to strengthen unreinforced masonry walls belonging to a 1/2 ... -
Reliability of Existing and Proposed North American Design Provisions for RHS Compression Members with Slender Elements
(ASCE, 2022/06/13)Design provisions for axially compressed rectangular hollow section (RHS) members with slender elements were evaluated using an approximate first-order reliability method analysis. A total of 342 nonlinear finite-element ... -
Practical Nonlinear Analysis Methods for Flexure-Dominated Reinforced Masonry Shear Walls
(ASCE, 2022/06/15)Reinforced masonry (RM) shear walls are the main seismic force–resisting elements in masonry buildings. Current guidelines and nonlinear modeling methods for evaluating the seismic performance of existing RM shear walls ... -
Flexural Buckling of Wire Arc Additively Manufactured Tubular Columns
(ASCE, 2022/07/09)Wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) is a metal three-dimensional (3D) printing method that enables large-scale structural elements with complex geometry to be built in a relatively efficient and cost-effective manner, ... -
Cyclic Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Columns with Unstressed Steel Strands as Longitudinal Reinforcement
(ASCE, 2022/06/28)The use of unstressed Grade 1860 MPa seven-wire steel strands as longitudinal reinforcement has the potential to reduce steel congestion in reinforced concrete members. However, no studies which use unstressed steel ... -
Ultraductile Bar with Bioinspired Helical Strands
(ASCE, 2022/07/18)Through natural selection, living systems have evolved elegant hierarchical structures with excellent mechanical properties and efficient biological functions. The helical tendrils of climbing plants are known for their ... -
A Mechanics-Based Finite Element for the Analysis of Shear-Critical Slender Reinforced Beams and Columns
(ASCE, 2022/07/15)This paper presents the derivation and validation of a mechanics-based finite element for the analysis of shear-critical slender reinforced concrete beams and columns. The element can capture the load-deformation behavior ... -
Assessment of RC Frame Capacity Subjected to a Loss of Corner Column
(ASCE, 2022/06/27)In this paper, three one-third scale reinforced concrete (RC) beam-column-slab structure specimen tests were conducted to investigate the collapse mechanisms under a loss of the corner column, including a frame with slab ... -
Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Long-Term Loss of Prestressing Force in Posttensioned Timber Joints with Different Structural Details
(ASCE, 2022/06/28)The long-term performance of posttensioned timber joints is closely related to the time-dependent prestressing force. Figuring out the variation of prestressing forces is vital for the long-term safety of posttensioned ... -
Machine Learning for Enhanced Regional Seismic Risk Assessments
(ASCE, 2022/06/29)The ability to conduct accurate regional seismic risk assessments is key to informing a risk-reduction policy and fostering community resilience. This paper presents a machine learning-based framework to predict a building’s ...