​Session S1 - Advances in Stability Analysis

Expanded Benchmark Studies on the AISC Direct Analysis Method

Finite Element Modeling of Open Web Steel Joists Comprised of Nonsymmetric Shapes

Computation of Flexural Buckling Loads via Curvature-Based Displacement Interpolation

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Session S2 - Advances in Stability Analysis Continued

Modeling Considerations for Built-Up Compression Members in Communication Towers

On the Combination of Shell and GBT-Based Beam Finite Elements

Effects of Three-Dimensional Analysis and Diaphragm Modeling Assumptions on Seismic Collapse of Buildings

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Session S3 - MAJR Award Session

Generalized Beam Theory: Moving from Isolated Members to Structural Systems

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Session S4 - Beedle Award Session

The Mechanics of Built-Up Open Sections

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Session S5 - Direct Strength Method

Influence of Pattern Perforation in Direct Strength Method Design of Upright

A System Analysis Methodology for the Practical Design of Cold-Formed Steel Purlin Supported Roof Systems with Paired Torsion Braces Using the Direct Strength Method

 

Session S6 - Special Topics in Structural Stability

Imperfection Sensitivity of Metallic Plate-Lattice Materials

Design of Orthotropic Steel Diaphragms for Improved Building Stability Through Topology Optimization

Beam Element Material Models for Straightened Hot Rolled Sections and Welded HSS Sections

Stiffness Based Design Method for Sheathed Cold-formed Steel Members Subjected to Torsional Buckling

 

Session S7 - Stability of Beams and Girders

Effects of Local Buckling on The Behavior of High Strength Steel Beams

Improved characterization of elastic flexural and shear buckling strengths of I-section

Experimental Verification of Eccentrically Loaded Steel Joists With Non-Symmetric Sections

Enhancing Plate Girder Shear Performance Using Low-Frequency Sinusoidal Webs

 

Session S8 - Stability of Columns

Numerical Investigation of the Flexural Buckling of High Strength Steel Wide Flange Columns 

Compression and Stability Response of Short CFS Battened Columns with Light-Weight Composite Chords

Conducting a Column Buckling Test in 3D Virtual Reality

Axial Shortening Effect of Deep Columns in Steel Moment Frames

 

Session S9 - Stability of Frames and Frame Systems

Sensitivity of Design Parameters on the Stability of Apex Connections in Cold-Formed Steel Portal Frames

Flexural Stiffness Factors For Stability Design of Stainless Steel Planar Frames

Stability of Stainless Steel Frames with Different Beam-to-Column Connection Types

Stability of Gerber Systems with Top-flange Bracing

 

Session S10 - Stability of Plates and Shells

Classical and Finite-Element Methods for Elastic Buckling of Cylindrical Shells

Analysis and Seismic Buckling Strength Evaluation of Liquid-Filled stiffened Steel Cylindrical Tanks

Effect of Boundary Conditions on the Creep Buckling of Steel Plates in Fire

 

Session S11 - Stability of Structural Members

Unfavorable Imperfection Shapes in Steel Plate Girders for Web Local Crippling

Post-Buckling Behavior of Thin-Walled Regular Polygonal Tubes Subjected to Bending

Steel Plates in Combined Shear and Moment: Flat versus LFS Profiles

 

Session S12 - Stability of Wall and Roofing Systems

Stability Behavior of Dual Skin Diaphragms: Cold-Formed Steel Framed Floors Sheathed with Steel Deck and Cementitious Panels

Local Buckling of Steel Plates Supported Unilaterally by Concrete Infill of C-PSW/CF

Stability of Concrete-Filled Composite Plate Shear Walls Exposed to Non-Uniform Fire Loading

Higher Strength Cold-Formed Steel Framed Shear Wall with Sheet Steel Sheathing

 

Session S13 - Stability under Seismic Loading

Parametric Evaluation of Multi-Tiered Ordinary Concentrically Braced Frames under Seismic Loading

Out-of-Plane Stability of In-Plane Buckling Braces under Seismic Loading

Large Scale Testing of WF Beam to HSS Column Connections for Seismic Applications

 

Session S14 - Topics in Lateral-Torsional Buckling

The Effect of Transverse Stiffeners and End-Plates on the Lateral-Torsional Buckling of Beams

Effect of Extended Shear Tab Connections on Lateral Torsional Buckling Capacity of Steel I-Beams 

On the Lateral-Torsional Buckling Behavior of Channel Beams

Experimental Study of Stringer Lateral Torsional Resistance using a Grillage System 

 

Proceedings Papers Not Presented at the Virtual Conference

Behavior, Strength and DSM Design of CFS Lipped Channel Columns Failing in Global-Global Interactive Modes

Improving the GBT-Based Buckling Analysis of Restrained Thin-Walled Members by Considering Constrained Deformation Modes

 

Proceedings Papers Moved to NASCC Program

Full-Scale Seismic Stability Evaluation of a Frame-Spine System with Force-Limiting Connections