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Finite element modeling of structural steel component failure at elevated temperatures

March 12, 2016
Author(s)
Mina S. Seif, Joseph A. Main, Jonathan M. Weigand, Therese P. McAllister, William E. Luecke
A key issue in evaluating the response of structural systems to fire effects is the representation of material behavior at elevated temperatures. In addition to stress-strain behavior, modeling of fracture is required to capture failure modes such as tear

Modeling of moment connections for structural fire analyses

January 5, 2016
Author(s)
Mina S. Seif, Therese P. McAllister, Joseph A. Main, William E. Luecke
Performance-based methodologies to evaluate the fire performance of structures are needed to move beyond the prescriptive procedures presently in use, which cannot be used to determine actual structural performance in fire. Analytical methods are needed

Analysis of a Half-Scale Composite Floor System Test under Column Loss Scenarios

April 23, 2015
Author(s)
Joseph A. Main, Jonathan M. Weigand, Eric S. Johnson, Tim Francicso, Judy Liu, Jeffrey W. Berman, Larry A. Fahnestock
This paper describes modeling and analysis of a half-scale steel gravity frame system with composite concrete slab on steel deck that was constructed and tested at the University of Illinois under corner, edge, and interior column removal scenarios. For

Behavior of structural steel moment connections under fire loading

March 24, 2015
Author(s)
Mina S. Seif, Joseph Main, Fahim H. Sadek
Performance-based methodologies to evaluate the fire performance of structures are needed to move beyond the prescriptive procedures presently in use. Analytical methods are needed for simulating the performance of structural systems, including connections

Robustness Assessment of RC Frame Buildings under Column Loss Scenarios

April 3, 2014
Author(s)
Yihai Bao, Joseph A. Main, Hai S. Lew, Fahim Sadek
A computational assessment of the robustness of reinforced concrete (RC) building structures under column loss scenarios is presented. A reduced-order modeling approach is presented for three-dimensional RC framing systems, including the floor slab, and

Robustness of Precast Concrete Frames: Experimental and Computational Studies

April 3, 2014
Author(s)
Joseph A. Main, Yihai Bao, Hai S. Lew, Fahim Sadek
This paper describes both full-scale testing and detailed finite-element modeling of a precast concrete moment-frame assembly extracted from the perimeter moment frame of a 10-story prototype building. The assembly comprises two beam spans and three

Modeling of moment connections for structural fire analyses

March 25, 2014
Author(s)
Mina S. Seif, Therese P. McAllister, Joseph A. Main, William E. Luecke
Performance-based methodologies to evaluate the fire performance of structures are needed to move beyond the prescriptive procedures presently in use, which cannot be used to determine actual structural performance in fire. Analytical methods are needed

A Simple Means for Reducing the Risk of Progressive Collapse

December 1, 2013
Author(s)
Yihai Bao, Hai S. Lew, Fahim H. Sadek, Joseph Main
A simple debonding technique is proposed to reduce or eliminate strain localization in reinforcing bars in the region of wide flexural cracks in RC beams, and as a result enhance the resistance of RC buildings to disproportionate collapse. In this study

Structural Design for Disaster Resilience

October 28, 2013
Author(s)
Fahim H. Sadek, Joseph Main, John L. Gross, Therese P. McAllister
This paper presents a brief overview of research at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on disaster resilience of buildings, infrastructure, and communities, including component programs and projects. NIST's efforts aim at developing

Modeling and Analysis of Single-Plate Shear Connections Under Column Loss

May 8, 2013
Author(s)
Joseph A. Main, Fahim Sadek
This paper presents a computational assessment of the behavior of single-plate shear (“shear tab”) connections in gravity frames under column loss scenarios. Two-span beam assemblies are considered under pushdown loading of the unsupported center column

Performance of Steel Shear Tab Connections at Elevated Temperatures

April 16, 2013
Author(s)
Mina S. Seif, Joseph Main, Therese P. McAllister
At the present time, there is a lack of understanding of the performance of structures as complete systems under extreme loading conditions such as realistic, uncontrolled fires. Current specifications for the design of steel structures in the U.S. do not

Robustness of Steel Gravity Frame Systems with Single-Plate Shear Connections

February 27, 2013
Author(s)
Joseph A. Main, Fahim Sadek
This report presents a computational assessment of the performance of steel gravity framing systems with single-plate shear (“shear tab”) connections and composite floor slabs under column loss scenarios. The computational assessment uses a reduced

Performance of Steel Moment Connections under a Column Removal Scenario. I: Experiments

April 3, 2012
Author(s)
Hai S. Lew, Joseph A. Main, Stephen D. Robert, Fahim Sadek, Vincent Chiarito
This paper presents an experimental study of two full-scale steel beam-column assemblies, each comprising three columns and two beams, to (1) define their response characteristics under a column removal scenario, including the capacity of the beams and

Performance of Steel Moment Connections under a Column Removal Scenario. II: Analysis

April 3, 2012
Author(s)
Fahim H. Sadek, Joseph Main, Hai S. Lew, Sherif El-Tawil
This paper presents a computational investigation of the response of steel beam-column assemblies with moment connections under monotonic loading conditions simulating a column removal scenario. Two beam-column assemblies are analyzed, which incorporate (1

Modeling of Bolted Connections for Collapse Analysis of Steel Structures

September 19, 2011
Author(s)
Joseph A. Main, Fahim Sadek
In structural collapse scenarios, beam to column connections can be subjected to large rotations as the structure deforms, in addition to large axial forces associated with the development of catenary action. The capability of the connections to sustain