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Ben Young

Bio: Ben Young is an academic researcher from Hong Kong Polytechnic University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cold-formed steel & Finite element method. The author has an hindex of 53, co-authored 423 publications receiving 10486 citations. Previous affiliations of Ben Young include Nanyang Technological University & Missouri University of Science and Technology.


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TL;DR: In this article, a parametric analysis of axially loaded concrete-filled steel tube circular stub columns was carried out and the results obtained from the finite element analysis were verified against experimental results.

384 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the mechanical properties of high strength structural steel and mild structural steel at elevated temperatures were investigated using steady and transient-state test methods, and it was shown that the reduction factors of yield strength and elastic modulus of both high strength and mild steel are quite similar for the temperature ranging from 22 to 540°C.
Abstract: This paper presents the mechanical properties of high strength structural steel and mild structural steel at elevated temperatures Mechanical properties of structural steel at elevated temperatures are important for fire resistant design of steel structures However, current design standards for fire resistance of steel structures are mainly based on the investigation of hot-rolled carbon steel with normal strength, such as mild steel The performance of high strength steel at elevated temperatures is unknown Hence, an experimental program has been carried out to investigate the mechanical properties of both high strength steel and mild steel at elevated temperatures The high strength steel BISPLATE 80 (approximately equivalent to ASTM A 514, EN 10137-2 Grade S690Q, and JIS G 3128) and the mild steel XLERPLATE Grade 350 (approximately equivalent to ASTM 573-450) were tested using steady and transient-state test methods The elastic moduli and yield strengths were obtained at different strain levels, and the ultimate strength and thermal elongation were evaluated at different temperatures It is shown that the reduction factors of yield strength and elastic modulus of high strength steel and mild steel are quite similar for the temperature ranging from 22 to 540°C The test results were compared with the predictions obtained from the American, Australian, British, and European standards

268 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, a unified equation for yield strength, elastic modulus, ultimate strength and ultimate strain of stainless steel at elevated temperatures is proposed, which is shown that the proposed equation accurately predicted the test results.

251 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, a series of tensile coupon tests on metallic materials, such as cold-formed carbon steel, coldformed stainless steel and aluminum alloy, were carried out using different test and data analysis procedures.

230 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, a series of tests were performed to investigate the effects of the shape of the stainless steel tube, plate thickness and concrete strength on the behaviour and strength of concrete-filled high strength steel tube columns.

218 citations


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31 Oct 2001
TL;DR: The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) as mentioned in this paper is an independent organization devoted to the development of standards for testing and materials, and is a member of IEEE 802.11.
Abstract: The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) is an independent organization devoted to the development of standards.

3,792 citations

01 Jan 1990
TL;DR: The ASCE/SEI 7-05 standard as discussed by the authors provides a complete update and reorganization of the wind load provisions, expanding them from one chapter into six, and includes new ultimate event wind maps with corresponding reductions in load factors.
Abstract: Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures provides requirements for general structural design and includes means for determining dead, live, soil, flood, wind, snow, rain, atmospheric ice, and earthquake loads, as well as their combinations, which are suitable for inclusion in building codes and other documents. This Standard, a revision of ASCE/SEI 7-05, offers a complete update and reorganization of the wind load provisions, expanding them from one chapter into six. The Standard contains new ultimate event wind maps with corresponding reductions in load factors, so that the loads are not affected, and updates the seismic loads with new risk-targeted seismic maps. The snow, live, and atmospheric icing provisions are updated as well. In addition, the Standard includes a detailed Commentary with explanatory and supplementary information designed to assist building code committees and regulatory authorities. Standard ASCE/SEI 7 is an integral part of building codes in the United States. Many of the load provisions are substantially adopted by reference in the International Building Code and the NFPA 5000 Building Construction and Safety Code. Structural engineers, architects, and those engaged in preparing and administering local building codes will find this Standard an essential reference in their practice. Note: New orders are fulfilled from the second printing, which incorporates the errata to the first printing.

974 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors classify different residual stresses measurement methods and provide an overview of some of the recent advances in this area to help researchers on selecting their techniques depending on their application and the availabilities of those techniques.

633 citations

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12 Oct 2019-Polymers
TL;DR: An overview of a diverse range of fibers, their properties, functionality, classification, and various fiber composite manufacturing techniques is presented to discover the optimized fiber-reinforced composite material for significant applications.
Abstract: Composites have been found to be the most promising and discerning material available in this century. Presently, composites reinforced with fibers of synthetic or natural materials are gaining more importance as demands for lightweight materials with high strength for specific applications are growing in the market. Fiber-reinforced polymer composite offers not only high strength to weight ratio, but also reveals exceptional properties such as high durability; stiffness; damping property; flexural strength; and resistance to corrosion, wear, impact, and fire. These wide ranges of diverse features have led composite materials to find applications in mechanical, construction, aerospace, automobile, biomedical, marine, and many other manufacturing industries. Performance of composite materials predominantly depends on their constituent elements and manufacturing techniques, therefore, functional properties of various fibers available worldwide, their classifications, and the manufacturing techniques used to fabricate the composite materials need to be studied in order to figure out the optimized characteristic of the material for the desired application. An overview of a diverse range of fibers, their properties, functionality, classification, and various fiber composite manufacturing techniques is presented to discover the optimized fiber-reinforced composite material for significant applications. Their exceptional performance in the numerous fields of applications have made fiber-reinforced composite materials a promising alternative over solitary metals or alloys.

619 citations

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TL;DR: A review of the development and current progress in the Direct Strength Method for cold-formed steel member design is provided in this paper, where a brief comparison of the direct strength method with the Effective Width Method is provided.

525 citations