Nuclear containment structure is one of the most important infrastructure systems ensuring the safety of a nuclear power plant. In this paper, the structural behavior of [...]

In order to observe the interaction of structural elements at the onset of collapse, four frame specimens are planned to be tested at the National Center for Research on [...]

On May 12, 2008 at 14:28 local time, an MS 8.0 earthquake struck the Sichuan Province, China. Millions of houses were destroyed and damaged, leaving approximately 4.5 mil [...]

RC short columns are prone to pure shear failure due to insufficient transverse reinforcement, but there has been very limited research found in the literature on pure sh [...]

This paper presents a numerical procedure which is called the vector form intrinsic finite element (VFIFE, V-5) method. It is used to analyze the nonlinear behavior of st [...]