Fatigue Reliability of Steel Structures in the Presence of Residual Stresses
An extended model for the assessment of fatigue reliability of steel structures in the presence of residual stresses is developed. The model explicitly includes the uncertainties of the...
Model for Nonlinear Behavior of Bolted Joints Under Bending/Tension Loading
A mathematical model to predict the load-deformation relationship of single-bolted connections in wood structures subjected to bending/tension loading is described. The model accounts...
Beam-To-Column Connections for Pultruded FRP Structures
Moment-rotation and strength characteristics of beam-to-column bolted connections of fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) pultruded wide-flange structural shapes are discussed. Results of experimental...
Effects of Fabrication on Local Stress Conditions
Factors connected with fabrication that impact on the behavior of structural steel members are reviewed. Residual stresses that result from basic steel production and subsequent fabrication...
Engineering Design Concerns Regarding Steel Fabrication
The precise fabrication of structural steel pieces is an essential part of the process leading to the satisfactory erection and connection of the individual steel elements into the final...
Seismic Behavior of Built-Up Bracing Members
The influence of stitch design and local buckling on the seismic behavior of welded bracing members made of double angles is studied in this paper. Performance of boxed configuration with...
Structures with Semi-Rigid Bolted Connections
Modern methods of aseismic protection encourage use of connections capable to dissipate energy with little or no deformations. The present paper is a summary of studies of semi-rigid bolted...
Tests on Brace and Link Connections for EBFs
This paper describes recent test results on the behavior of selected connections for seismic-resistant Eccentrically Braced Frames (EBFs). These tests provided data on the performance...
Brace Connections for Ductility
Influence of connection design on the seismic behavior of welded bracing members made of double channels is studied in this paper. Shortcomings of commonly used connection details as per...
End Plate Moment Connections for Cyclic Loads
Three pilot tests of full size end plate moment connections under cyclic loading are discussed. In one of the specimens, the premature fracture of one of the inner bolts suggests the possibility...
A Prototype Expert System for Steel Connections
A PC-based, menu-driven, five-module prototype knowledge-based system has been developed for steel connections. The system can solve various steel connection problems by utilizing the...
Fatigue Behavior of Steel Connection Angles
A method for predicting the fatigue behavior of flange angle elements is presented. The primary emphasis herein concerns an analytical approach for evaluating the fatigue life of flange...
The Fatigue Performance of Welded Joints in a Marine Environment
The fatigue lives of plate-plate, pipe-plate, and tubular welded joints tested in seawater under free corrosion, optimum cathodic protection and cathodic overprotection measured in the...
Inspection Strategies for Offshore Structures
The fatigue limit state is the governing limit state for the structural dimensions in several parts of offshore structures. Prediction of the fatigue life of tubular joints and other welded...
Effect of High Frequency Response on Fatigue of Offshore Structures
Welded steel specimens have been tested under several loading spectra to determine the effect on fatigue life of high frequency components in the psd of the stress or strain in the joint....
Dynamic Response of a Building with Dual System
The paper presents the dynamic response of a 30-story building with dual system consisting of cross-bracing and beam-column moment resisting frames. Two types of beam-column connections,...
Earthquake Resistant Design Using Friction Pendulum Connections
The Friction Pendulum System (FPS) offers a simple approach for increasing a structure's earthquake resistance. The approach uses steel connections which absorb earthquake...
Local Area Network Communications Testing
This paper presents the philosophy developed for benchmark communications testing in networks typical of CAD/CAM environments. Implementation of the test philosophy in a connectionless...
Glitches in Flitch Beam Design
Wiesenfeld proposes a set of design criteria for flitch beams. These beams, in which wood and steel sections are bolted together to act as a single structural unit, are currently covered...
New Roof for an Aging Temporary
The wartime temporary design of a 1942 industrial building justified use of green timber for its roof trusses and higher than usual allowable design stresses. Some 45 years later, a new...
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