Research Library

The following is a small sample of research reports developed from AISC-supported research.

Report Title Primary Investigator(s) Institution  Year AISC Report No.
Hybrid Frames Finley Charney Virginia Tech  2013  3320
Towards Systems Behavior Factors for Composite Frames: Experimental and Analytical Studies Jerome Hajjar and
Roberto Leon		 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Georgia Tech 2011 3282
Economic and Serviceable Seismic Systems Phase II - All-Bolted Buckling Restrained Braced Frames Patrick McManus and
Jay Puckett		 Martin/Martin Inc. and University of Wyoming 2011 3283
Performance-Based Plastic Design of Earthquake Resistant Concentrically Braced Steel Frames Subhash Goel University of Michigan 2010 3281
Behavior of Bolted Steel Slip-Critical Connections with Fills Jerome Hajjar     University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2009 3240
Progressive Collapse Analysis of an Existing Building Halil Sezen Ohio State University 2009 3280
Shear Transfer in Exposed Column Base Plates Phase I Amit Kavinde and
Gregory Deierlein		 University of California, Davis and Stanford University 2009 3278
Seismic Strength of Moment End-Plate Connections with Attached Concrete Slab Thomas Murray Virginia Tech 2009 3279
Strength and Ductility of Welded Joints Subjected to Out-of-Plane Bending Amit Kavinde and 
Gilbert Gronde		 University of California, Davis and University of Alberta 2008 3237
Cyclic Testing of Bolted Flange Plate Steel Moment Connections for Special Moment Frames Chia-Ming Uang University of California, San Diego 2007 3245
Robustness in Structural Steel Framing Systems Chris Foley Marquette University 2007 3277
Effects of Slab Post-Tensioning on Supporting Steel Beams Kent Harries University of Pittsburgh 2007 3276
Studs Thru Deck Welding, Coated Steel Yoni Adonyi LeTourneau University 2006 3275
Cyclic Behavior of Steel Columns with Combined High Axial Load and Drift Demand Chia-Ming Uang University of California, San Diego 2006 3245
Experimental Results of the AISC Full-Scale Column Blast Test Ruben Martinez Karagozian & Case 2006 3274
Synthesis of Design, Testing and Analysis Research on Steel Column Base Plate Connections in High-Seismic Zones Jerome Hajjar and
Robert Dexter		 University of Minnesota 2005 3273 
Current Knowledge of the Cracking of Steels During Galvanizing Thomas Kinstler GalvaScience LLC 2005 3213
Performance-Based Seismic Design of EBF Using Target Drift and Yield Mechanism as Performance Criteria Subhash Goel University of Michigan 2005 3213
Design of All-Bolted Extended Double Angle, Single Angle, and Tee Shear Connections Perry Green and
Thomas Sputo		 University of Florida 2005 3218
Development of Seismic Guidelines for Deep-Column Steel Moment Connections James Ricles Lehigh University 2004 3216
Steel Construction Process Study (Tolerances) David Ruby Ruby & Associates 2004 3205
Effects of Variable Pretension on Bolted Connection Behavior James Swanson University of Cincinatti 2002 3175
Design of Extended Shear Tabs Donald Sherman and
Al Ghorbanpoor		 University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee 2002 3095
Experiments on the Impact of Higher Strength Steel on Local Buckling and Overstrength of Links in EBFs Michael Engelhardt University of Texas at Austin 2001 3204
Characterization of Cyclic Inelastic Strain Behavior on Properties of A572 Gr. 50 and A913 Gr. 50 Rolled Sections E.J. Kaufmann Lehigh University 2001 3048