Studies on Metal Materials and Their Applications in Building Structures

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue aims to promote a debate on the recent advances and future challenges for metal materials and buildings. We envisage that international researchers will share their recent achievements in the design and assessment of steel, aluminum, or hybrid structures at the local and global seismic levels. Reviews of existing codes and proposals for the implementation of enhanced rules in the next generation of standards will be highly appreciated. The main topics covered within this thematic Issue will cover the following aspects:

• material testing;
• stress-strain curves;
• high cycle fatigue;
• low cycle fatigue;
• connections;
• novel alloys;
• codification for design, assessment, and retrofitting;
• civil buildings;
• industrial buildings;
• light-weight structures;
• non-structural components;
• cyclic behaviour of members, joints, and components;
• advanced modelling for structural performance assessment;
• experimental tests for metal components, and systems at every scale.

Please consider that the above topics may not be exhaustive. As such, researchers should feel free to submit contributions on any additional topic that could be relevant to the field of steel structures in seismic areas.

Prof. Dr. Mario D'Aniello
Dr. Roberto Tartaglia
Guest Editors

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