Building Structures: Applications of Steel Structures in Seismic Engineering

A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Building Structures".

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School of Civil Engineering, Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing 400074, China
Interests: seismic performance; steel structure; resilient structure; seismic failure mode; seismic design

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School of Civil Engineering, Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing 400074, China
Interests: CFST structures; corrugated steel structures; arc bridge construction; column rehabilitation and strengthening

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Dear Colleagues,

Steel structures are widely used in engineering structures due to their great strength, low weight, high load-bearing capacity, and superior seismic performance, along with their environmental and economic benefits, making them one of the most important types of modern structures. In recent years, earthquake disasters have been frequent, and thus people began to focus on the seismic performance of steel structures, higher requirements were put forward regarding the strength and performance of steel structures, and gradually this has become a research hotspot. This Special Issue will focus on “Building Structures: Applications of Steel Structures in Seismic Engineering”, with papers that include but are not limited to experimental research, theoretical analysis, and finite element analysis.

Prof. Dr. Shuangshuang Jin
Dr. Ligui Yang
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • steel structures
  • seismic engineering
  • seismic design
  • theoretical analysis
  • finite element analysis
  • experimental research

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Influence of Joint Strengthening on the Seismic Performance of Non-Engineered Buildings
by Edy Purwanto, Stefanus Adi Kristiawan, Senot Sangadji and Halwan Alfisa Saifullah
Buildings 2024, 14(2), 488; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings14020488 - 9 Feb 2024
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Non-engineered buildings (NEBs) are prone to earthquake damage. One type of damage that often occurs in NEBs is the separation of beam and column elements owing to joint failures. Strengthening joints with steel plates is expected to improve the seismic performance of this [...] Read more.
Non-engineered buildings (NEBs) are prone to earthquake damage. One type of damage that often occurs in NEBs is the separation of beam and column elements owing to joint failures. Strengthening joints with steel plates is expected to improve the seismic performance of this type of building. Strengthening with steel plates is cheap and easy to apply, so it will be a preferable choice in preventing damage to the NEB due to earthquake loads. This study investigated the seismic performance of reinforced concrete frames, representing an NEB whose beam–column joints were strengthened with L-shaped steel plates. Two widths of L-shaped steel plates were proposed: 75 mm (NEB-075) and 100 mm (NEB-100). An NEB without strengthening (NEB-000) was used as a control. Both experimental and numerical investigations were performed to determine the seismic performance of NEBs. The results showed that damage to the NEB-000 and NEB-075 models occurred at the joints, but less damage was observed in NEB-075 than in NEB-000. Furthermore, damage in the NEB-100 model occurred at the column. The undamaged limit levels of the NEB-000, NEB-075, and NEB-100 models were 56.49, 81.54, and 82.46%, respectively. These results show that strengthening the NEB with steel plates effectively improves its seismic performance. According to an analysis of the performance of the tested models, the NEB-100 model exhibited the best seismic performance. Full article
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Theoretical and Numerical Studies of Elastic Buckling and Load Resistance of a Shuttle-Shaped Double-Restrained Buckling-Restrained Brace
by Jun Shi, Shuangshuang Jin, Lueqin Xu, Yangqing Liu and Ruijie Zhang
Buildings 2023, 13(8), 1967; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13081967 - 1 Aug 2023
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A new type of shuttle-shaped double-restrained buckling-restrained brace (SDR-BRB) is proposed, which adopts the form of a shuttle-shaped deformation section similar to its bending moment distribution as the external restraining system. The SDR-BRB has the advantages of superlong size, high load-carrying capacity, and [...] Read more.
A new type of shuttle-shaped double-restrained buckling-restrained brace (SDR-BRB) is proposed, which adopts the form of a shuttle-shaped deformation section similar to its bending moment distribution as the external restraining system. The SDR-BRB has the advantages of superlong size, high load-carrying capacity, and lightweight components, and is suitable for use in large-span spatial structures and bridge structures with an exposed BRB. First, the calculation formula of the elastic buckling load of a pin-ended SDR-BRB is derived based on the equilibrium method, which is verified through the eigenvalue buckling analysis method, and the effects of the main geometric parameters on its elastic buckling behavior are evaluated. The effects of multiple key factors on the load-carrying capacity of the SDR-BRB are then studied by parametric analysis. The results show that the restraining ratio, initial imperfection, and gap have significant effects on the ultimate load-carrying capacity and overall stability of the SDR-BRB, while the effect of the diameter–thickness ratio is relatively small. On this basis, the fitting formula of the critical restraining ratio of the SDR-BRB considering the influences of initial imperfection and gap is proposed and verified by finite element analysis. The research lays a foundation for further research into the elastic–plastic hysteretic behavior and design method of an SDR-BRB. Full article
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