Stessa 2012: proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Behaviour of Steel Structures in Seismic Areas, Santiago, Chile, 9-11 January 2012

 Content: Preface  Organization  Acknowledgements Keynote lectures Recent worldwide application of seismic isolation and energy dissipation to steel and other materials structures and conditions for their correct use A. Martelli, P. Clemente, F. Saitta & M. Forni Multistorey steel framed building damage from the Christchurch earthquake series of 2010/2011  G.C. Clifton, M. Bruneau, G.A. MacRae, R. Leon & A. Fussell Responses of tall buildings in Tokyo during the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake  K. Kasai, W.C. Pu & A. Wada Seismic performance of steel structures during the 2010 Maule earthquake  R.A. Herrera, J.F. Beltran, C. Aguirre & A. Verdugo  Analytical and experimental methods  Seismic failure analysis of a composite girder bridge  F. Schanack, J.P. Reyes & R. Luco Cyclic tests of beam-upright connections in racking systems with a new hybrid procedure  L. Calado, C.A. Castiglioni & A. Drei Development of standard dynamic loading protocol for buckling-restrained braced frames  M. Dehghani & R. Tremblay Hybrid simulation of a 2-story steel MRF retrofitted with HPFRC infill panels  D.G. Lignos, D.M. Moreno & S.L. Billington Estimation of the risk amplification in steel buildings subject to seismic actions using Monte Carlo simulation  C.A. Bermudez, J.E. Hurtado, A.H. Barbat & L.G. Pujades Effects of low-cycle fatigue on steel moment frames with RBS  A. Amiri, F. Rojas & J.C. Anderson Reliability-based seismic response transformation factors using Artificial Neural Network  J. Bojorquez, S.E. Ruiz & E. Bojorquez-Mora Finite element modeling of the inelastic cyclic response and fracture life of square tubular steel bracing members subjected to seismic inelastic loading  A. Roufegarinejad & R. Tremblay Experimental and analytical modelling of seismic behaviour of braced framed structures with "zipper" mechanism  A.M. Reinhorn & M. Schachter Application of Endurance Time method in seismic assessment of mid-rise and high-rise steel moment and braced frames  M.A. Hariri Ardebili, Y. Zarringhalam, M. Yahyai & M. Mirtaheri A finite element approach for modeling bolted top-and-seat angle moment connections  D.J. Ruffley, J.A. Swanson & G.A. Rassati Study on concentrically V-braced frames under cyclic loading  M. Serra, C. Rebelo, L.S. Silva, A. Tenchini, M. D'Aniello & R. Landolfo Computer-based nonlinear analysis method for seismic performance assessment of 3D frameworks  C.G. Chiorean, G. Tarta, G.M. Barsan, Zs. Gobesz & M. Nedelcu A fast incremental-iterative procedure for ultimate strength analysis and design of composite steel-concrete cross-sections  C.G. Chiorean Real-time hybrid simulations of a 3-story steel frame building with magneto-rheological dampers subject to strong ground motions  Y. Chae, J.M. Ricles & R. Sause Influence of friction on the constraints with degrees of freedom on the seismic behavior of steel structures A. La Tegola & W. Mera Seismic evaluation of a braced plan irregular steel structure using hybrid testing  D.P. McCrum & B.M. Broderick Seismic testing of concentrically braced frame models for the BRACED project  A.D. Hunt & B.M. Broderick  Connection behavior Numerical study on welded beam-to-column joints in hybrid-steel building frames  B. Cermelj & D. Beg Cyclic behavior of a new mechanical beam-to-column connection for steel structures  J. Iyama, Y. Fukushima, K. Araki, S. Piao, K. Hirosawa, N. Sato & E. Ohata Beam-to-column connection for built-up column using ultra-high-strength steel  X. Lin, Y. Chung, T. Okazaki & M. Nakashima Experimental research on hysteretic behavior of non-diaphragm joint connecting cold-formed steel tube and H-shaped beam  L. Zhang & Y. Chen Finite element simulation of cyclic flexural behavior for braced frame beam-column connections  C.D. Stoakes & L.A. Fahnestock Cyclic behavior of welded T-shapes for Double Welded T-connections  M.A. Bravo & R.A. Herrera Prequalification of two beam-to-column welded moment connections with reduced beam section and with cover plate in beam for steel building applications under the action of dynamic load  C.A. Ceron, G. Areiza & P. Thomson Cumulative damage models for steel moment frame connections  S.D. Campbell & R.M. Richard Shim and bolt size effects on the Asymmetric Friction Connection  H.H. Khoo, G.C. Clifton, J.W. Butterworth & G.A. MacRae Experimental study on mechanical behavior of weld-free steel structure with knee brace damper using square tube column  Y. Koetaka, K. Suita, K. Inoue, N. Uno, Y. Fukuchi & D. Kawai On bottom steel plate to concrete anchorage in hybrid steel trussed concrete beams  N. Cancelliere, P. Colajanni & L. La Mendola Control of bolted beam-to-column connections in moment joints by T-stub properties  D. Grecea, N. Muntean & D. Dubin Seismic behaviour of the diagonal through plate moment connection  S. Torabian, S.R. Mirghaderi & F. Keshavarzi Study on structural behavior of weldless joint in beam-to-column connection of interior column with knee brace reinforcement  S. Honma, K. Ebato & Y. Harada Friction T-stub joints under cyclic loads: Experimental behavior  M. Latour, V. Piluso & G. Rizzano Strength capacity of the gusset plate connection with fillet welds  Y. Cui, H. Asada, S. Kishiki & S. Yamada PTED beam-to-column connections for seismic resistant steel frames  B. Faggiano, M. Esposto & F.M. Mazzolani Inelastic seismic performance of brace connections in steel tension-only concentrically braced frames  J. Hartley, C.A. Rogers, P.X. Castonguay & R. Tremblay  Design, fabrication and practice Steel structure base shear coefficient comparison among the codes  K. Zandparsa Design of composite slabs with profiled steel sheeting under concentrated loads  L. Calado Design of the Linked Column Frame structural system  A.P. Lopes, P. Dusicka & J.W. Berman Design of large scale wind turbine towers in seismic areas  C.C. Baniotopoulos, I. Lavassas, G. Nikolaidis & P. Zervas Earthquake resistant design of eccentric, braced frame, steel buildings for improved inelastic response  M.T. Kyrkos & S.A. Anagnostopoulos Seismic design and experimental tests of an Italian cold formed steel structure  O. Iuorio, L. Fiorino, V. Macillo & R. Landolfo Performance of steel tanks in Chile 2010 and 1985 earthquakes  P. Pineda, G.R. Saragoni & E. Arze L.  Global behavior Seismic performance of a high-rack warehouse structure with vertical and horizontal mass asymmetries  S. Petrovcic & V. Kilar Seismic behavior of steel buildings: Perimeter vs spatial moment frames  A. Reyes-Salazar, O. Rivera-Leyva, E. Bojorquez-Mora,H.E. Rodriguez-Lozoya & A. Lopez-Barraza Comparative assessment of the seismic performance of steel building configurations  C. Malaga-Chuquitaype & A.Y. Elghazouli Seismic simulation and design of low-rise CBF buildings with and without dissipative connections using OpenSees  L. Tirca, C. Caprarelli & N. Danila Control of vibrations by means of independent stiff braces for seismic protection  R.E. Tosoni Seismic performance of high-strength steel moment-resisting frames  A.T. Silva, C. Rebelo, L.S. Silva, M. Serra, L.R.O. Lima, M. D'Aniello & R. Landolfo Cyclic full-scale test of a two-story special steel beam-through braced frame for industrialized steel residential house  Q. Zhou, W. Wang, Y. Chen & L. Tong Seismic response of semi-rigid connections of moment resisting steel buildings: A parametric study on the effects of strength and stiffness  A. Gomez-Bernal, E. Cruz-Mendoza & H. Juarez-Garcia Damage-based seismic performance evaluation of masonry-infilled steel frames  N. Nanos, A. Elenas & D. Tzourmakliotou Local-buckling analysis of lower chord member in steel truss bridge under seismic loading  E. Yamaguchi & K. Yamada Interdependence between seismic damage and masonry-infill wall topology for steel structures with a bare ground floor N. Nanos, A. Elenas & D. Tzourmakliotou Impact of gravity loads on the lateral performance of cold-formed steel frame/steel sheathed shear walls  J. DaBreo, I. Shamim & C.A. Rogers Response behavior of steel buildings under pulsive earthquake ground motion during inland shallow earthquake  N. Takiyama, Y. Hayashi & H. Minami P-delta effects on the response of steel moment-resisting frame structures  A.G. Ramos-Zela & T.J. Sullivan Field measurements and numerical predictions of the dynamic properties of a low-rise steel building with a flexible steel roof deck diaphragm  J. Proulx, B. Boulanger, C.-P. Lamarche, P. Paultre, F. Bakhti, R. Tremblay, K. Shrestha & C.A. Rogers Seismic performance of steel concentrically braced frames with bracing members intersecting columns between floors  A. Imanpour, R. Tremblay & A. Davaran New aspects concerning the ductility of steel members A.S. Anastasiadis, M. Mosoarca & V. Gioncu Simplified assessment of the seismic collapse capacity of flexible moment-resisting steel frame structures  C. Adam & C. Jager Seismic response of dual eccentrically braced systems designed by Eurocode 8  M. Bosco, A. Ghersi & P.P. Rossi Seismic behaviour of a large span welded steel structure considering lateral restraints and initial imperfections: A case study  Zs. Nagy, I.M. Cristutiu & D.L. Nunes Residual stress and out-of-plumb effects on steel column seismic behaviour  G.A. MacRae, A. Lu, V. Sadashiva, A. Wada, T. Masuno, R. Ziemian & G.C. Clifton Contribution of shear connections to the lateral stiffness of steel frames  M.A. Barber, G.A. Rassati & J.A. Swanson Influence of the initial imperfections on the seismic performance of pitched roof portal frames made of welded non-prismatic plated elements  I.M. Cristutiu & D.L. Nunes Seismic behavior of setback and pyramid-shaped steel moment-resisting frames designed by an energy-based method  Z. Chegini, S.R. Mirghaderi, Sh. Vahdani & F. Keshavarzi Global performance of steel frames of shear walls  D. Dubina, F. Dinu & C. Neagu Influence of connections on the seismic behaviour of hybrid hot-rolled and cold-formed steel frames  B. Calderoni, C. Giubileo & M. Tarantino A comprehensive study on the performance of Submerged Floating Tunnels during severe seismic events  G. Martire, B. Faggiano, F.M. Mazzolani, A. Zollo & T.A. Stabile Seismic assessment of existing steel braced frames designed in accordance with the 1980 Canadian code provisions  Y. Jiang, Y. Balazadeh-Minouei, R. Tremblay, S. Koboevic & L. Tirca  Member behavior Lateral buckling of steel I beams with different boundary conditions by numerical simulation  H.A. Sanchez & C. Cortes Finite element study of the cyclic flexural behavior of hollow structural sections  M.F. Fadden & J.P. McCormick Impact of flange holes on the strength and ductility of steel beams  K.S. Sivakumaran & P. Arasaratnam Experimental study on buckling-restrained steel plate shear walls  H.J. Jin, Y. Lu, X.L. Liu, F. Sun & G.-Q. Li Challenges in designing ultra-lightweight buckling restrained brace  J. Tinker & P. Dusicka Experimental study on brittle fracture of buckling-restrained braces influences of core plate welding specifications and experimental temperatures  M. Iwata, M. Murai & T. Nakagomi Seismic shear response of slab with distributed mass (linear-elastic bay model to story shear)  C. Iihoshi, S. Kiriyama, T. Minagawa & T. Hanai Experimental study on hysteretic behavior of thin-walled H-shaped steel beam-columns under compression and cyclic weak-axis bending  X. Cheng, Y. Chen, L. Pan & Q. Wu Evaluation of plastic deformation capacity of H-shaped steel beams with new value of plate slenderness  K. Ikarashi, R. Suekuni, T. Shinohara & T. Wang Effect of local buckling of core plates on cumulative deformation capacity in buckling restrained braces  R. Matsui & T. Takeuchi The influence of cyclic loading on flexural response of steel beams  M. D'Aniello, S. Tortorelli & R. Landolfo Seismic behavior of flanged cruciform columns in moment-resisting frame systems  S.R. Mirghaderi & M. Motallebi  Mixed and composite structures Study on the shear strength of composite concrete and steel plate shear walls with binding bars  D. Zhou, L. Zhu & B. Stojadinovic Experimental study on composite steel-concrete shear walls with vertical steel encased profiles  D. Dan, A. Fabian & V. Stoian Experimental study on mechanical behavior of exposed-type square CFT column base with built-in reinforcing bars  S. Matsuo, Q. Qiao, T. Ninakawa & A. Kawano Strength of headed studs in composite structural connection with SFRCC  Y. Luo, S. Song, Y. Cui, K. Hoki & M. Nakashima Strength and ductility of concrete encased composite columns  C. Campian, V. Sav, N. Chira & A. Chira  Self-centering seismic systems Self-Centering Truss Moment Frame with replaceable energy-dissipating elements  S.C. Darling & M.R. Eatherton Experimental validation of steel post-tensioned connections with web hourglass pins  G. Vasdravellis, B. Uy & T.L. Karavasilis Behavior of self-centering buckling-restrained braces  D.J. Miller, L.A. Fahnestock & M.R. Eatherton Parametric study of self-centering concentrically-braced frame systems with friction-based energy dissipation  D. Roke & B. Jeffers Seismic energy demands on steel framed structures with rigid and, alternatively, with post-tensioned semi-rigid connections  A. Lopez-Barraza, S.E. Ruiz, E. Bojorquez-Mora & A. Reyes-Salazar Shake table testing of a rocking steel frame designed to mitigate higher mode effects  L. Wiebe, C. Christopoulos, R. Tremblay & M. Leclerc Comparison of welded and post-tensioned steel moment-resisting frames  G.M. Herning, M.E.M. Garlock & A. Freidenberg Effects of energy dissipating capacity on seismic performance of self-centering structures  X. "Bill" Zhang Re-centring capability of dual eccentrically braced frames with removable bolted links  A. Stratan, A. Ioan & D. Dubina Seismic performance of a steel Self-Centering Moment Resisting Frame: Hybrid simulations under DBE and MCE  Y.-C. Lin, J.M. Ricles & R. Sause Evaluation of performance-based design methodology for steel self-centering braced frame  N.B. Chancellor, G. Akbas, R. Sause, J.M. Ricles, E. Tahmasebi & A.L. Joo Collapse performance of steel self-centering braced frame systems  E. Tahmasebi, N.B. Chancellor, J.M. Ricles, R. Sause, G. Akbas & A.L. Joo  Passive, semi-active and active control Hysteretic behavior of dissipative devices for seismic resistant steel frames (FUSEIS 2)  L. Calado, J.M. Proenca, M. Espihna, C.A. Castiglioni & I. Vayas Innovative energy dissipation systems (FUSEIS 1)  D. Dimakogianni, G. Dougka, Ph. Karydakis, I. Vayas, L. Calado & C.A. Castiglioni Full-scale testing of the cast steel yielding brace system  M.G. Gray, C. Christopoulos & J.A. Packer Response analysis of a 12-story structural steel building with isolated base subjected to ground motion excitation  A.J.M. Ojeda Ruiz, B.E. Lluhen Ortiz, C.R. Sanchez Vergara & D.A. Parra Meza System DC90-three-axial steel hysteresis-sliding joint support  Z. Petraskovic Seismic resistant composite steel frames with dissipative devices  C.A. Castiglioni, A. Kanyilmaz, A. Drei, L. Calado, M. Espihna, R.M. Goncalves, T. Rauert & I. Vayas Advanced compressed elastomer dampers for earthquake hazard reduction to steel frames  R. Sause, J.M. Ricles, A. Mahvashmohammadi, R. Michael, S. Sweeney & E. Ferro Base isolation mitigating effects  O. Prodan, I. Ladar & P. Alexa Concurrent design of high-strength TRIP steels and passive damping devices  G.J. Fraley & G.B. Olson Experimental analysis of partially buckling inhibited pure aluminium shear panels  G. De Matteis, G. Brando, F. D'Agostino & F.M. Mazzolani  Performance-based design of structures Performance evaluation of three pre-qualified steel systems in Canada  T.Y. Yang & M. Murphy A new balanced design procedure for gusset plate connections in SCBF  K.D. Palmer, C.W. Roeder & D.E. Lehman Influence of scalar frequency content parameters on the inelastic seismic demands of steel structures  C. Malaga-Chuquitaype & A.Y. Elghazouli A unitary approach for the design of concentrically braced frames  M. Bosco, E.M. Marino & P.P. Rossi Hysteretic model for steel energy absorbers and evaluation of a seismic design strategy using minimal-damage performance objectives  T.L. Karavasilis, E. Hale & S. Kerawala A simplified calculation method of the structural response function considering the P-I" effect  R.J. Liang, J. Wu & C.L. Wang Reliability-based record selection for steel frames based on different vector-valued IMs  E. Bojorquez-Mora, J.L. Rivera, A. Reyes-Salazar & S.E. Ruiz Seismic assessment of a new steel moment frame designed per ASCE 7 with ASCE 41  M. Speicher & J. Harris Seismic response of steel columns in MRFs under multi-axial earthquake components  L. Di Sarno Hybrid buckling-restrained braced frames  O. Atlayan & F.A. Charney Seismic behaviour of dual steel concentric braced frames  M. D'Aniello, G. La Manna Ambrosino, F. Portioli & R. Landolfo Evaluation of nonlinear static procedures for seismic performance assessment of BRBF structures  M. Ferraioli, A. Lavino, A.M. Avossa & A. Mandara Robustness based design of steel building frames under extreme loads  F. Dinu & D. Dubina Hybrid moment resisting steel frames  F.A. Charney & O. Atlayan Validation of a design procedure for failure mode control of irregular moment resisting frames by means of IDA analyses  M.T. Giugliano, R. Montuori & V. Piluso Validation of a design procedure for failure mode control of MRF-CBF dual systems by means of IDA analyses  A. Longo, M.T. Giugliano, R. Montuori & V. Piluso Influence of the strength in the seismic performance of steel frame buildings  A.C.A. Ahumada & B.C.S. Perez Multilevel displacement-robustness based seismic design for ductile steel framed structures  S.E. Lopez, A.G. Ayala & R. Hernandez Direct damage controlled seismic design of steel framed structures  G.S. Kamaris, G.D. Hatzigeorgiou & D.E. Beskos Seismic design approach for multi-story frames on the top story of which damage concentrates  H. Akiyama  Seismic, wind and exceptional loads Damage mechanism of thick fireproof coatings for steel members subjected to monotonic loading  S. Chen, L. Jiang & G.-Q. Li Intensity measure parameters for the evaluation of the seismic behaviour of steel moment resisting frames  L.H. Najafi & M. Tehranizadeh Numerical simulation of collapse behavior of tall core-outrigger structures under severe earthquakes  F. Sun, R. Ge & J. Xu Seismic-aeolian optimal design for wind turbine steel structures in Mexico  L.E.P. Rocha, A.L. Lopez & I.E.A. Nuno Critical accelerations as descriptors of the vulnerability of steel tanks under seismic actions L.E.P. Rocha, I.E.A. Nuno & M.A.F. Torres Dynamic response analysis of steel portal frames with semi-rigid connection underimpact loading  N. Kishi & M. Komuro Impact loading tests of steel portal frames with different types of connections  M. Komuro, N. Kishi & Y. Kurihashi Testing and seismic evaluation of long span steel truss bridges 1 I.E. Harik, T. Zhao & J. Hu Seismic risk assessment of conventional steel constructions to the hazard of three earthquake types in Southwestern British Columbia  F.E. Pina & C.E. Ventura Instability problems due to dynamic loading  E. Karatzas, V. Karatzas & G. Karidis Vulnerability study of steel storage tanks in a large industrial area of Sicily  B. Borzi, P. Ceresa, M. Faravelli & M. Onida Assessment of progressive collapse-resisting capacity of steel moment frames  M. Ferraioli & A. Mandara Robustness assessment approaches for steel framed structures under catastrophic events  A. Formisano & F.M. Mazzolani  Strengthening, repair and monitoring Shaking table tests of a timber roof truss model equipped with a post-tensioning SMA-based tie-rod system  D. Cardone, S. Sofia & D. Nigro Seismic evaluation and retrofit of welded moment connection of early high-rise buildings subjected to long-period ground motions  K. Suita Consecutive vibration characteristics monitoring of high-rise steel building  Y. Hayashi, M. Sugino, M. Yamada, N. Takiyama, Y. Onishi & T. Akazawa FRP composites for seismic retrofitting of steel-concrete shear walls with steel encased profiles  D. Dan, T. Nagy-Gyorgy, V. Stoian, A. Fabian & I. Demeter Estimation of vibration characteristics of steel-structure buildings with damper based on seismic observation records  W. Goto, M. Suzuki, Y. Sugimura, D. Chiba & H. Dohi Strengthening of non-seismic reinforced concrete frames of buckling restrained steel braces  F. Dinu, S. Bordea & D. Dubina Seismic design of RC frames retrofitted with concentric steel braces  R. Sousa & J.M. Castro Seismic strengthening of R/C buildings with soft storey (pilotis) through dissipative steel links  E. Mistakidis, K.C. Stylianidis, E. Barlas & K. Georgiadi-Stefanidi A suspended steelwork solution for the post-war reconstruction of a building in the historical centre of Naples  F.M. Mazzolani, A. Marzo & A. Formisano  Miscellaneous (only in e-book version) Efficient formulation for nonlinear dynamics of steel frames  T.N. Le, M. Hjiaj, T.N. Le & J.M. Battini Seismic design and strengthening of beam-to-column joints with bolted end plates  J.M. Aribert Author index