in the aftermath of the 1994 northridge, california, earthquake. a significant number of steel moment resisting structural systems were damaged. many studies and researches have been conducted to improve the seismic performance of structures after the catastrophe. one of the proposed connections for special moment-resisting frames included aisc-358 is kaiser bolted bracket moment connection, br...

Research efforts have been devoted to glue-laminated bamboo (GLB) as an alternative engineered timber. However, some research has shown that GLB exhibits brittle failure at smaller displacement when compared with Glulam. To address this issue and enhance the mechanical performance, we propose use Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) reinforce in moment-resisting connections. A total of 24 conn...

Wind and earthquake disasters in the world often cause billions of dollars of damage to buildings, most of which is to non-engineered buildings-especially homes. Wood-frame homes use connectors which exhibit partial rotational rigidity at the member ends, making analytical solutions difficult. This is due to the lack of information about the complex behavior of the connections used in this type...

Abstract Moment resisting connections are mainly designed to transfer bending moments and shear forces. Generally speaking, the design strength of a moment connection can be classified as full-strength (moment capacity equal or greater than that connected member) partial-strength (the less member). Similar remarks made regarding stiffness defining rigid semi-rigid if compared member. In past, h...

The present paper proposes the use of stepped cross section devices on steel frames aiming at reproducing a pre-established target push-over curve. To this aim Limited Resistance Plastic Device (LRPD) to be inserted along selected structural members is proposed. following two main specific features for LRPD are required: any elastic flexural stiffness variation original member must avoided; an ...