Nowadays reinforced concrete (RC) columns are commonly adopted in tall building
structures. One of its associated problems is that the transverse steel cannot confine the …

The effect of (1) initial imperfections and (2) material degradation of reinforced concrete
columns on their safety in emergency situations was investigated. The research was limited …

Structural steel frames exhibit significantly geometric and material nonlinearities which can
be captured using the second-order inelastic analysis, also known as advanced analysis …

This paper presents a performance study of circular-shaped short steel-concrete-filled
columns (CFST) with external confinement and internal stiffening under axial loading …

This paper, as the first part of the two companion papers, proposes a new and curved beam-
column element with arbitrarily-located plastic hinge for second-order inelastic or direct …

In this paper, a new flexibility-based beam-column element with member initial imperfection
is proposed for direct analysis or second-order inelastic analysis of steel structures. In past …

Prediction of the column strength, associated with buckling and material yielding, is vital in a
successful design. In this paper, a completely numerical analysis technique is employed for …

This is the part two of the two companion papers, which extends the element formulations
and the applications of the curved ALH (Arbitrarily Located Hinge) element to three …

A new and advanced beam-column element, namely the curved tapered-three-hinges (TTH)
beam-column element, is proposed in this paper. The present element can perform large …

A reliable and effective method for the nonlinear inelastic analysis of frames using circular
concrete-filled steel tubular (CFST) columns is developed in this paper. In the proposed …