Steel structures have long been recognized as excellent earthquake-resistant systems.
However, this viewpoint wavered after the 1994 Northridge and 1995 Kobe earthquakes …

This state-of-the-art review provides an overview of the evolution of seismic design
requirements for main steel building seismic force–resisting systems, as driven by new …

A state-of-the-art summary of recent developments in the behaviour, analysis and design of
seismic resistant steel frames. Much more than a simple background volume, it gives the …

This book is a state-of-the-art report on the ductility of steel structures, containing a
comprehensive review of the technical literature available, and presenting the results of the …

Steel frames are used in many commercial high-rise buildings, as well as industrial
structures, such as ore mines and oilrigs. Enabling construction of ever lighter and safer …

In areas of high seismicity in the United States, the design of many existing tall buildings
followed guidelines that do not provide an explicit understanding of performance during …

The writer would like to thank the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute and the
Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Earthquake Hazard Mitigation Program …

A brief review of the status of structural steel research in the US at the end of the Twentieth
Century is presented in this paper to show that while many problems are being solved, there …

Cyclic tests were performed on six full-scale single-bay two-story frames, including one
frame using Q345 (fy= 345 MPa) ordinary strength steels, and another five frames using …

Practical guide to structural stability theory for the design of safe steel structures Not only
does this book provide readers with a solid foundation in structural stability theory, it also …