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SUMMARY:Developing Ductile Connections in Steel Bridges for Seismic Design
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Prof. Mervyn Kowalsky\nThe basic premise of seismic design all
 ows structures to deform inelastically in large earthquakes as long as the
  deformation capacity of the structure is sufficiently large when compared
  to the deformation demands imposed by earthquake excitation. In the case 
 of steel bridge structures\, such provisions for ductility are difficult t
 o achieve\, especially when using welded connection between bridge columns
  and cap beams. In this seminar\, a new connection design has been propose
 d which aims to address the shortcomings of traditional welded connections
  in steel bridges. Through the use of large scale testing\, finite element
  analysis\, and shake table testing\, the connection has been shown to sig
 nificantly improve the performance of steel bridges. Furthermore\, the con
 nection is rather simple to construct while also cost efficient.\nBIO: Dr.
  Mervyn Kowalsky is a Professor of Structural Engineering at North Carolin
 a State University and a registered Professional Engineer in the state of 
 North Carolina. His research\, which is largely in the area of seismic ana
 lysis and design of reinforced concrete systems and development of alterna
 tive seismic design methods has been supported by the National Science Fou
 ndation\, the State Departments of Transportation of Alaska and North Caro
 lina\, the US Army Corps of Engineers\, and several industrial organizatio
 n. He has published numerous articles in international journals and is co-
 author of a textbook on Displacement-Based Seismic Design.
LOCATION:GC C330
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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