The use of friction connections for low damage design of new structures has been increasing over the past few years. These connectors have a high energy dissipation ratio and are relatively economical to fabricate and ...

This study investigates the ability of a microscopic (finite element) model based on curved shell element formulation in predicting nonlinear behavior of planar RC structural walls, identifying the strengths and limitations ...

Subsurface Compacted Rubble Raft (SCRR) is a patented wide-area ground improvement solution that focuses on solving severe liquefaction hazards. SCRR technique directly targets the liquefaction layers by constructing a ...

A building boom in the 1980s allowed pre-stressed hollow-core floor construction to be widely adopted in New Zealand, even though the behaviour of these prefabricated elements within buildings was still uncertain. Inspections ...

Large variation of axial forces in columns in the lower stories of a high-rise reinforced concrete buildings during a severe earthquake can cause significant changes in the column-to-beam strength ratio in the exterior ...

The Sliding Hinge Joint (SHJ) is a low-damage beam-column connection used in steel moment-resisting frames. It allows large beam-column rotation to occur with minimal damage, through sliding in asymmetric friction connections ...