Stessa 2009: Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Behaviour of Steel Structures in Seismic Areas, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 16-20 August 200

Behaviour of Steel Structures in Seismic Areas comprises the latest progress in both theoretical and experimental research on the behaviour of steel structures in seismic areas. The book presents the most recent trends in the field of steel structures in seismic areas, with particular reference to the utilisation of multi-level performance based design concepts, the analysis of factors influencing the steel structure behaviour during strong ground motions, minimizing earthquake damage, seismic retrofit, the collapse behavior of steel structures, recent developments in advanced large-scale experimental techniques, and the utilization of large-scale seismic testing facilities. A valuable resource for engineers, scientists, and Ph.D. students in Civil Engineering, Earthquake Engineering, Structural Engineering, Steel Construction, Steel Development, and Building Disaster Prevention.

Preface
Organization
Keynote lectures
Section 1. Advanced steel structures and testing methods
Section 2. Passive, semi- and active control
Section 3. Global behaviour I
Section 4. Connection behaviour I
Section 5. Member behaviour; mixed and composite structures; global behaviour
Section 6. Connection behaviour II
Section 7. Global behaviour II
Section 8. Mixed and composite structures I
Section 9. Global behaviour III
Section 10. Performance-based design
Section 11. Connection behaviour III
Section 12. Global behaviour IV
Section 13. Strengthening, repair, and monitoring
Section 14. Analytical and experimental methods; global behaviour
Section 15. Member behaviour I
Section 16. Performance-based design; passive, semi- and active control
Section 17. Seismic, wind, and exceptional loads
Section 18. Analytical and experimental methods
Section 19. Seismic, wind and exceptional loads; passive control
Section 20. Analytical and experimental methods; connection behaviour
Section 21. Codification; design and fabrication; material behaviour; performance-based design
Section 22. Member behaviour II
Author Index