Reinforced concrete structural walls, suitably located in plan, function as the main lateral load resisting elements in buildings. Rectangular and flanged cross-sections [...]

Presence of stiffness irregularity, in conjuncture with strength irregularity, along building height leads to undesirable behavior during severe earthquake shaking, inclu [...]

Considerable differences exist in current code provisions on the required (flexural) column-to-beam strength ratio (CBSR) at a joint to ensure that ductile flexural hinge [...]

In countries like Japan and China, a number of steel moment frame buildings are built with box columns and I-beams. The I-beam to box column (IBBC) connection is not stra [...]