Resilience and Robustness of Steel Buildings and Structures

A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Building Structures".

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Department of Building and Real Estate, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong 999077, China
Interests: structural steel design; steel connections; high strength steel members and connections; shape memory alloys application in steel structures; resilience of steel and smart structures

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School of Civil Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 40004, China
Interests: cold-formed steel structures; smart materials in seismic engineering; wind and power structures; seismic resilience; high strength steel
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Department of Building and Real Estate, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
Interests: steel and composite structures; stainless steel structures; structural connections; structural resilience and robustness; sustainable construction technologies
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Department of Building and Real Estate, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
Interests: steel structures; composite connections; high performance seismic force resisting systems; experimental research and methods; steel connections; seismic resilience
Department of Building and Real Estate, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
Interests: structural steel design; bolted connections; high strength steel; fracture of metallic materials; structural reliability analysis
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

In recent decades, structural resilience and robustness have become critical concerns in the design and construction of steel buildings and structures. One of the main driving forces is the need to cope with the growing safety demands related to extreme and infrequent hazards, such as strong earthquakes, tsunamis, impacts, blasts, etc. In addition, the concept of structural resilience is increasingly being emphasized to promote post-hazard reparability, uninterrupted functioning, and the life-cycle sustainability of steel structural systems.

This Special Issue welcomes submissions of original experimental or theoretical research, as well as review papers on the resilience and robustness of steel structural members, connections, and systems. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

  • System behavior and reliability of steel structures subjected to hazards;
  • Structural performance of steel connections;
  • Seismic resilience of steel structures;
  • Structural robustness/collapse prevention of steel structures;
  • Repair and retrofitting of steel structures;
  • Application of advanced materials toward the resilience and robustness of steel structures.

Prof. Dr. Michael C.H. Yam
Prof. Dr. Ke Ke
Dr. Yuchen Song
Dr. Xiuzhang He
Dr. Xuemei Lin
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • steel structures
  • steel connections
  • structural resilience
  • structural robustness
  • structural reliability and strengthening and retrofitting

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