Current Research

The following is a list of active AISC research projects as of October 2011. Click on any title to learn more about that project.

  Project Title Principal Investigator Research Institution
  Progressive Collapse Performance of Steel Buildings Halil Sezen Ohio State University
 Integrity of Steel Gravity Framing Systems Jeffrey Berman in collaboration with J. Liu and L. Fahnestock University of Washington, Purdue and UIUC
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 Reserve Capacity in Steel Concentrically-Braced Frames: Implications for Seismic Behavior, Design and Performance Larry Fahnestock University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  Hybrid Steel Frames Finley Charney Virginia Tech
  Moderate-Ductility Dual Systems and Reserve Capacity Eric Hines Tufts University
  Vibration of Steel-Framed Floors Supporting Sensitive Equipment in Hospitals, Research Facilities, and Manufacturing Facilities Brad Davis University of Kentucky
  Economic Seismic Structural Column Splices Amit Kanvinde University of California at Davis
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 Seismic Applications of Hollow Structural Sections in Moment Resisting Frames Jason McCormick University of Michigan
  Practical Design Considerations for Steel Slit Panel Frames Judy Liu Purdue University
  Concrete-Filled Steel Plate Sandwich Walls Michel Bruneau University of Buffalo
  Seismic Response and Design of Embedded Column Base Connections Amit Kanvinde and Greg Deierlein University of California at Davis and Stanford
  Weld Design for Rectangular HSS: T-/Cross-Connections Under Branch Bending and Overlapped K-Connections Jeff Packer University of Toronto
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 Quantification of Seismic Performance Factors for Steel Staggered Truss and Eccentrically Braced Framing Systems Shih-Ho Chao University of Texas at Arlington