1992 Annual Technical Session Proceedings

Contains 31 papers covering current research activities germane to SSRC task groups and task reporters. Included in these presentations are papers presented during the special Theme Session and Panel Discussion on "Earthquake Stability Problems in Eastern North America". (417 pp.)

(ISBN 1-879749-52-1)
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Contents

  1. Foreword
  2. Seismic Effects and Buckling Behavior of Pipelines in the Central and Eastern United States by J.E. Beavers, D.J. Nyman, and C.R. Hammond
  3. Observations on Behavior of a Tall Steel Building Under Earthquake Excitations by F.Y. Cheng, L.W. Lu, J.F. Ger, and C.C. Chen
  4. Rocking Instability of a Major Bridge Observed After an Earthquake by A. Astaneh and S.W. Chen
  5. Inelastic Buckling of Tapered Members with Accumulated Strain by M.C. Kim, K.C. Chang, and G.C. Lee
  6. Stability Problems for Seismic Design of Structural Steel in Japan by K. Takanashi
  7. Residual Stresses and the Strength of Stainless Steel I-Section Columns by P.J. Bredenkamp, G.J. van den Berg, and P. van der Merwe
  8. The Buckling of Built-Up Compression Members in the Plane of the Connectors by M.C. Temple and G. Elmahdy
  9. A General Design Procedure for Buckling by C. Marsh
  10. Critical Slenderness of Compression Members with Effective Lengths About Nonprincipal Axes by L.A. Lutz
  11. Effective Cross-Section Properties for Thin-Walled Cold-Formed Members by R.C. Batista, E.M. Batista, and M.S. Pfeil
  12. Distortional Buckling Behavior of Thin-Walled Beams by R. Serrette and T. Pekoz
  13. Behavior of Cold-Formed Stainless Steel Beams by Subjected to Shear by E.C.G. Carvalbo, G.J. van den Berg, and P. van der Merwe
  14. Recent Research Advances on Coupled Instabilities in Thin-Walled Compression Members by D. Dubina and M. Georgescu
  15. The Paradox of Torsional Buckling by Z. Cywinski
  16. Behavior of Webs of Rolled Steel Shapes Subjected to Concentrated Loads by N. Benichou and S.J. Kennedy
  17. Pseudo Elastic Effects on Shell and Shell-Like Structural Buckling by K.P. Buchert
  18. Explicit Lower Bounds for Shell Buckling Design by R.C. Batista and P.B. Goncalves
  19. Axial Load Buckling of Steel Cylinders with Particulate Solid Content by J.Q. Zhang and P. Ansourian
  20. Through Connection Detail for Composite Columns in High-Rise Buildings by A. Azizinamini, B. Prakash, B. Prishtina, and D.C. Salmon
  21. Stability of a 47-Story Office Building with Active Controls by M.J. Chajes, C.Y. Yang, and L. Zhang
  22. Active Structural Safety Under Extraordinary Loads by Means of a Class of Servosystems by A. Carotti
  23. Prediction of Double Angle Connections Cyclic Moment-Rotation Behavior by a Mechanical Model by M. DeStefano, A. De Luca, and A. Asteneh
  24. A Knowledge Based Expert System for Single Angle Struts by S.M.R. Adluri and M.K.S. Madugula
  25. Unstiffened and Stiffened Webs Under Compressive Edge Loads by M. Elgaaly, R. Stalker, and M. Eash
  26. An Error Estimate and Step Size Control Method for Nonlinear Solution Techniques by M.M. Abdel-Ghaffar, D.W. White, and W.F. Chen
  27. Global Solution Techniques for Tracing the Post-Critical Response of Plated Structures by A. Dutta and D.W. White
  28. A Verification Study for Methods of Second-Order Inelastic Analysis by R.D. Ziemian
  29. The Inclusion of Imperfections in the Design of Beam-Columns by M.J. Clarke and R.Q. Bridge
  30. Natural Period as a Measure of Building Stability by R.W. Luft
  31. Seismic Vulnerability of Aerial Transportation Structures by J.S.B. Iffland and T.M. James
  32. TM No. 8 - Standard Methods and Definitions for Tests for Static Yield Stress
  33. List of Attendees
  34. Name Index
  35. Subject Index