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Spring 2022

Mokhtari Dizaji, Fardad

Numerical simulation and hybrid simulation are extensively used in earthquake engineering to evaluate the seismic response of structures under seismic loading. Despite the advances in computing power and the development of efficient integration algorithms in the past, numerical simulation

when only one or limited number of potential critical components, seismic fuses, are physically tested due to laboratory or cost constraints. The recent progress in machine learning algorithms and applications in engineering has motivated novel and innovative simulation techniques achieved by

leveraging data in various fields of engineering including seismic engineering where complexities arising from the stochastic nature of the phenomenon can be tackled by making use of available experimental and numerical data towards the development of more reliable simulation models and dynamic analysis

Fall 2023

Duong, Eric

Steel fabricators and connection designers in the building construction industry often rely on traditional connection design methods, which involve using connection design software or spreadsheets to simulate and design connections with the goal of minimizing costs associated with fabrication and...

Fall 2020

Zain, Akram M

safety helped in growing the interest of designers and contractors toward modularization. Although there is wide agreement on modularization benefits to the construction industry, the transition to these new building techniques requires research and understanding of the structural behaviour of modular

innovative modular steel lateral load resisting system (LLRS) that can be integrated with the modular system to help in improving construction efficiency, while offering a safe and satisfactory structural performance. A new modular steel system for multi-storey buildings is proposed in this research project

. Two types of modules, gravity and braced, were introduced to carry gravity and lateral loads, respectively. The members and connections were selected based on availability in the market, structural performance, transportation constraints, and fabrication and erection benefits. The proposed braced

Spring 2019

Cano, Pablo A

Multi-tiered concentrically braced frames (MT-CBFs) are widely used in North America as the lateral load-resisting system of tall single-storey buildings such as airplane hangars, recreational facilities, shopping centres, and industrial buildings. MT-CBFs consist of multiple concentrically...

Fall 2023

Bani, Moad A

response with the focus on column force and BRB strain demands. A combination of mechanics principles, structural analysis techniques, numerical simulation and experimental testing is used to achieve these objectives. A full-scale test program is conducted on a two-tiered BRBF to verify experimentally

Fall 2020

Eshagh Derakhshan Houreh

Multi-Tiered Concentrically Braced Frames (MT-CBFs) represent a bracing configuration where two or more concentric braced panels are stacked between the storey levels in multi-storey buildings or between the ground and roof levels in single-storey buildings such as sports facilities, airplane...

Fall 2024

Pessiyan, Sepehr

test data linked to diverse structural elements, has opened new avenues for structural analysis. These methods offer potential solutions to the problems encountered in numerical simulation. This M.Sc. thesis aims to develop data-driven surrogate models for the prediction of nonlinear hysteresis