Research on Cyclic Behavior and Design of Metal Buildings
June 12th, 2008
Co-authored by MHP Design Engineer, Jong-Kook Hong, this paper discusses full-scale testing of a metal building that was conducted to develop a seimic design procedure for metal buildings.
2008-structures-congress-metal-building.pdf
Cyclic Testing and Modeling of Cold Formed Steel-Special Bolted Moment Frame Connections
June 12th, 2008
Co-Authored by MHP Design Engineer Jong-Kook Hong, this article discusses cyclic tests on nine full-scale beam-column subassemblages. The study was conducted to identify both the desireable limit state that can be counted on to dissipate energy in a stable manner and other limit states that should be avoided in design through the capacity design principals and to develop a mathematical model of the observed bolted connection cyclic behavior that can be used for predicting maximum forces that can be developed in moment connection for capacity design purposes [Sato and Uang,2008].
2008-structures-congress-cold-formed-steel-no1.pdf
White Paper: SEI2007 Structures Congress Technical Paper
May 31st, 2007
Attacks on buildings in the United States over the past decade by terrorists have heightened concerns over the availability of proven technologies to economically design and construct multi-story buildings capable of mitigating progressive collapse when subjected to terrorist bomb blast.
Analytical Verification of Blast Testing of Steel Frame Moment Connection Assemblies
White Paper: SAVIAC 74th Paper with Figures
May 31st, 2007
This paper presents the results of a detailed physics-based finite-element progressive
collapse investigation of a high-rise steel frame building to assess the potential for
progressive collapse.
SAVIAC 74th Paper with Figures
MYERS, HOUGHTON & PARTNERS MAKE STRUCTURE SYNONYMOUS WITH SAFTEY
May 16th, 2007
London Bridge is falling down is a nursery rhyme to most of us. To a structural engineer, its a horror story. Good structural engineers excel in keeping buildings standing. Myers, Houghton & Partners (MHP), a Long Beach structural engineering firm, takes that challenge seriously. Says Garry Myers, president of the 30-year-old company, Structural engineers play a very key albeit silent role. Everyday we’re protecting people’s lives in the buildings they occupy.
Long Beach Business Journal Feature
