Steel Structures Research Update: Continuity Plate Design for Special and Intermediate Moment Frames

Abstract

Recent advances in continuity plate design for special and intermediate moment frames are highlighted. The featured research includes a comprehensive experimental and computational study by Dr. Chia-Ming Uang and Dr. Mathew Reynolds. Chia-Ming Uang is a professor of structural engineering at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). Dr. Reynolds completed this research as his doctoral work at UCSD under Dr. Uang’s guidance and is now working as a bridge engineer for Kiewit in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.