Latticed Steel Joints Give Prefabricated Buildings a Major Seismic Boost
A novel latticed steel-concrete composite beam-column joint for prefabricated frames carried over 40 percent higher peak loads and dissipated more ...
Tag: seismic performance
Lightweight Infill Walls Reshape How Concrete Frames Survive Earthquakes
New laboratory tests reveal that lightweight ceramsite aerated concrete block infill walls dramatically alter the stiffness, ductility, and failure modes ...
Ancient Chinese Timber Tower Shakes On, Revealing Secrets of Earthquake Survival
A 1/4.5-scale shaking table model of China's Guangyue Tower shows that loose joints and flexible column feet, not rigidity, give ...
Burnt Clay Bricks Beat Greener Blocks on Strength but Fail More Brittle in Quake Tests
New experiments in Bangladesh show that burnt clay brick infills give reinforced concrete frames the highest lateral strength but brittle ...
Bolted Connections Halved the Damage: What the 2023 Kahramanmaraş Earthquakes Revealed About Prefabricated Concrete Buildings
A new fragility analysis of buildings shaken by the 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquakes shows that bolted dowel connections nearly doubled the ...
Old Columns, New Life: Recycled-Component Concrete Columns Pass Their Toughest Tests Yet
New experiments show that columns built around salvaged concrete components, with nearly half their volume made of recycled material, can ...
Hybrid FRP and Stainless Steel Rebars Give Concrete Joints Corrosion Resistance and Seismic Ductility
A new experimental study shows that pairing GFRP bars with highly ductile stainless steel in beam-column joints restores seismic ductility ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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