A recent shake table test at the University of Nevada, Reno, revealed that in the retrofitted model the lateral load has to transfer through the cap beam, the top of the columns adjacent to the gap, ...

In previous chapters, rigorous methods are described for finding the complete load-deformation response of beam-columns throughout the entire range of loading up to ultimate load. Any rigorous ...

The design of structural bridge elements like columns, beam-column joints ... One of the features of the present study is to load each specimen with mass (lead bricks) on the top and along side the ...