Experimental and numerical study on shear performance of grouped bolt–UHPC pocket connections under static loading

Z Fang, S Zhang, J Wu, Y Ma, S Fang, G Zhao… - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
Prefabricated steel–ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) composite beams using
grouped single embedded nut bolts (SENBs) in full-depth precast slabs are a competitive …

Seismic fragility estimates of steel diagrid structure with performance-based tests for high-rise buildings

C Liu, D Fang, L Zhao, J Zhou - Journal of Building Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
During seismic performance-based design for building structures, the accuracy of limit states
criteria is directly related to its real damage state and retrofitting measures after the …

Rapid-hardening and high-strength steel-fiber-reinforced concrete: effects of curing ages and strain rates on compressive performance

F Mo, B Li, M Li, Z Fang, S Fang, H Jiang - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
High-strength steel-fiber-reinforced concrete (HSFRC) has become increasingly popular as
a cast-in-place jointing material in precast concrete bridges and buildings due to its …

Experimental and numerical investigation on the ultimate strength of multiple-ring-stiffened tube-gusset X-Joints under biaxial compressions

W Sitong, Z Jinghua, Z Chao, S Qing - Engineering Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Multiple-ring-stiffened (MRS) tube-gusset (TG) X-Joints have been widely adopted
in steel tubular transmission towers for their excellent structural performances. However, no …

Passing-through I-beam-to-CHS column joints made by laser cutting technology: Experimental tests and design model

M Couchaux, V Vyhlas, A Kanyilmaz, M Hjiaj - Journal of Constructional …, 2021 - Elsevier
Connections of I-beam to CHS column in buildings are either simple (fin plate connection,
directly welded beam connections) and flexible or rather complex and rigid (external …

Study on out-of-plane flexural stiffness of unstiffened multi-planar CHS X-joints

B Zhao, C Liu, H Wu, Y Ge, J Yang, Q Yi - Engineering Structures, 2019 - Elsevier
Although the stiffness of different kinds of unstiffened circular hollow section (CHS) joints
have been well studied, only few literatures about out-of-plane flexural stiffness of multi …

Effects of brace-to-chord angle on capacity of multi-planar CHS X-joints under out-of-plane bending moments

C Liu, B Zhao, J Yang, Q Yi, Z Yao, J Wu - Engineering Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
In order to extend the existing capacity equations under out-of-plane bending moments
(OPBM) from uniplanar unstiffened circular hollow section (CHS) X-joints to multi-planar …

Structural design of new mesh-type high-damping rail pad and comparative experimental study on the mechanical property with the traditional rail pads

Z He, Y Bai, C Su, N Bao, P Li, X Zhang, L Zhang, Y Liu - Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Commonly used rail pads (RPs) in urban rail transit fastening systems comprise prismatic
and grooved rail pads (PRP and GRP). This research introduced novel mesh-type and mesh …

Study on seismic behavior of CHS T-joints under quasi-static cyclic in-plane bending

B Zhao, F Li, C Liu, Z Huang, Y Zheng - Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper aim to study the in-plane flexural behaviors of circular hollow section (CHS) T-
joints by quasi-static cyclic loading test and finite element (FE) analysis. Two specimens …

Separation of long-period components of ground motion and its impact on seismic response of long-period diagrid structures

C Liu, D Fang - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
The improved modified ensemble empirical mode decomposition (MEEMD) method is used
to decompose the long-period ground motion, and the introduction of permutation entropy is …