Abnormal events, that are unforeseeable low-probability and high-impact events, cause
local failure (s) to structures that can lead to the collapse of other members and, eventually …

The field of progressive collapse has attracted considerable attention worldwide, while little
existing building structure has been constructed with progressive collapse design …

To address the insufficient anti-collapse capacity of T-stub connections due to premature
failure, this study proposes a novel T-stub connection (NTC) by adding four V-shaped …

In this study, a novel RBS connection that adds “V”-type reinforcing plates to the reduced
section of the upper and lower flanges of a beam is introduced. Based on validated …

Friction dampers were widely applied to the beam-column connections to dissipate
earthquake energy. The damage of buildings under earthquake could then be reduced …

Sheathed light-gauge steel walls (SLSW) made by cold-formed steel (CFS) studs and
external sheathings have been widely applied as they possess many advantages such as …

In this article, for the first time, the seismic behavior of elliptic-braced moment resisting frame
(ELBRF) is assessed through a laboratory program and numerical analyses of FEM …

Near field earthquakes have imposed major damage to buildings in the past years. In some
cases, the intensity of such damage is too considerable to be disregarded. The most …

So far analytical methods on collapse assessment of three-dimensional (3-D) steel frames
have mainly focused on a single-column-removal scenario. However, the collapse of the …

This paper presents an approach to design the buckling-restrained braces (BRB) system
based on the resisting work of the steel braced structures to mitigate the structural seismic …