ABSTRACT
Behaviour of Steel Structures in Seismic Areas is a comprehensive overview of recent developments in the field of seismic resistant steel structures. It comprises a collection of papers presented at the seventh International Specialty Conference STESSA 2012 (Santiago, Chile, 9-11 January 2012), and includes the state-of-the-art in both theore
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |2 pages
Keynote lectures
chapter |12 pages
Keynote lectures Recent worldwide application of seismic isolation and energy dissipation to steel and other materials structures and conditions for their correct use
chapter |10 pages
Multistorey steel framed building damage from the Christchurch earthquake series of 2010/2011
chapter |8 pages
Seismic performance of steel structures during the 2010 Maule earthquake
part |2 pages
Analytical and experimental methods
chapter |8 pages
Estimation of the risk amplification in steel buildings subject to seismic actions using Monte Carlo simulation
chapter |6 pages
Experimental and analytical modelling of seismic behaviour of braced framed structures with “zipper” mechanism
chapter |6 pages
Real-time hybrid simulations of a 3-story steel frame building with magneto-rheological dampers subject to strong ground motions
part |2 pages
Connection behavior
chapter |8 pages
Beam-to-column connection for built-up column using ultra-high-strength steel
chapter |8 pages
Experimental study on mechanical behavior of weld-free steel structure with knee brace damper using square tube column
chapter |6 pages
On bottom steel plate to concrete anchorage in hybrid steel trussed concrete beams
chapter |8 pages
PTED beam-to-column connections for seismic resistant steel frames
part |2 pages
Design, fabrication and practice
chapter |6 pages
Seismic design and experimental tests of an Italian cold formed steel structure
part |2 pages
Global behavior
chapter |6 pages
Global behavior Seismic performance of a high-rack warehouse structure with vertical and horizontal mass asymmetries
chapter |8 pages
Cyclic full-scale test of a two-story special steel beam-through braced frame for industrialized steel residential house
chapter |8 pages
Field measurements and numerical predictions of the dynamic properties of a low-rise steel building with a flexible steel roof deck diaphragm
chapter |6 pages
Residual stress and out-of-plumb effects on steel column seismic behaviour
part |2 pages
Member behavior
chapter |8 pages
Experimental study on brittle fracture of buckling-restrained braces influences of core plate welding specifications and experimental temperatures
chapter |8 pages
Experimental study on hysteretic behavior of thin-walled H-shaped steel beam-columns under compression and cyclic weak-axis bending
part |2 pages
Mixed and composite structures
chapter |6 pages
Mixed and composite structures Study on the shear strength of composite concrete and steel plate shear walls with binding bars
chapter |8 pages
Experimental study on mechanical behavior of exposed-type square CFT column base with built-in reinforcing bars
chapter |8 pages
Strength of headed studs in composite structural connection with SFRCC
part |2 pages
Self-centering seismic systems
chapter |6 pages
Effects of energy dissipating capacity on seismic performance of self-centering structures
chapter |8 pages
Seismic performance of a steel Self-Centering Moment Resisting Frame: Hybrid simulations under DBE and MCE
part |2 pages
Passive, semi-active and active control
chapter |8 pages
Passive, semi-active and active control Hysteretic behavior of dissipative devices for seismic resistant steel frames (FUSEIS 2)
chapter |6 pages
Response analysis of a 12-story structural steel building with isolated base subjected to ground motion excitation
chapter |6 pages
Seismic resistant composite steel frames with dissipative devices
chapter |6 pages
Experimental analysis of partially buckling inhibited pure aluminium shear panels
part |2 pages
Performance-based design of structures
chapter |8 pages
Hysteretic model for steel energy absorbers and evaluation of a seismic design strategy using minimal-damage performance objectives
chapter |8 pages
Influence of the strength in the seismic performance of steel frame buildings
part |2 pages
Seismic, wind and exceptional loads
chapter |6 pages
Seismic, wind and exceptional loads Damage mechanism of thick fireproof coatings for steel members subjected to monotonic loading
chapter |6 pages
Numerical simulation of collapse behavior of tall core-outrigger structures under severe earthquakes
chapter |6 pages
Seismic-aeolian optimal design for wind turbine steel structures in Mexico
chapter |6 pages
Critical accelerations as descriptors of the vulnerability of steel tanks under seismic actions
part |2 pages
Strengthening, repair and monitoring
chapter |8 pages
Estimation of vibration characteristics of steel-structure buildings with damper based on seismic observation records
chapter |6 pages
Seismic strengthening of R/C buildings with soft storey (pilotis) through dissipative steel links
part |2 pages
Miscellaneous