OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of International Journal of Steel Structures is 3. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Blast Fragility of Steel Moment-Resisting Buildings for Different Seismic Design Levels	27
Performance of Fully Restrained Welded Beam-Column Connections Subjected to Column Loss	26
Application of Semi-active TMD to Tilted High-Rise Building Structure Subjected to Seismic Loads	25
Distortional Moment Capacity Prediction Analysis of Cold-Formed Rack Section Steel Beams Using the Direct Strength Method (DSM)	18
Evaluation on Structural Performance of PC Composite Beam According to Types of Connection Plate	18
Features of Mechanical Properties and Residual Stress Distribution in Butt Joint of HSB690-SM355 Dissimilar Steel	16
Anti-Progressive Collapse Performance of Fully Bolted Steel Frame Structure Connections Based on Performance Improvement	16
The Effect of Variation of Stories’ Plan Size along Height of Relatively Tall Steel Buildings on Their Seismic Behavior	16
Experimental Study and Analysis on Axial Compression Performance of High-Strength Recycled Concrete-Filled Steel Tube Column in Corrosive Environments	14
Stress Concentration Around Cutouts in Spirally Welded Steel Columns	14
Effect of Porosity on Stability Analysis of Bidirectional FGM Skew Plate via Higher Order Shear Deformation Theory and RBF Approach	14
Prediction of Axial Compression Capacity of Cold-Formed Steel Oval Hollow Section Columns Using ANN and ANFIS Models	13
Flexural Behavior of Encased Beam Flat or Perforated steel Cold Formed Sections	12
Innovative Technique for Strengthening Steel Frame Articulated Joints in Restricted Conditions	11
Performance Analysis of Yielding Tubular Dampers in Steel Frame Knee Braces: A Finite Element Study	11
Rail Flaw B-Scan Image Analysis Using a Hierarchical Classification Model	10
Numerical Study of Load Eccentricity Effects on Block Shear Rupture of Welded Gusset Plates	10
Investigating the Behavior of Steel Flush Endplate Connections at Elevated Temperatures Using FEM and ANN	10
Damage Mechanism and Load-Carrying Capacity at Girder End of Existing Steel Girder Bridge Under Seismic Lateral Force	10
Strength Evaluation of Flush End-Plate Connection Using Triangular Haunch in Pipe Rack	9
Imperfect Tapered Plate Girder Web Under Shear	9
Influence of Graphene Oxide and Urea on Friendly Citric-Treated Stainless Steel for Surface Protection	9
Experimental Investigation of the Effect of Welding Parameters on Material Properties of SS 316L Stainless Steel Welded Joints	9
Study on Effective Length Factors of the Members in a Sustainable Assembled Steel Grid Shear Wall	9
An Experimental Study of an SMA-Based Self-Centering Damper	8

Correction: Comparative Analysis of Code-Based Dynamic Column Removal and Impact-Induced Progressive Collapse in Steel Moment-Resisting Frames	8
Ultimate Behavior and Design of Cold-Formed Steel Square Hollow Section Members	8
Numerical Investigation of I-Shaped Beam to Concrete Filled Tube Column Connection Without Continuity Plate	8
Optimum Sizing Design of Steel Frame Structures Using Evaporation Rate-Based Water Cycle Algorithm with Greedy Selection	8
Analysis of Steel–Concrete Composite Elements Considering the Branson Equation for Cracking Simulation	8
Vehicular Impact Performance Evaluation Method for CFST Columns Based on Residual Deformation	8
Predicting Temperature Loads in Open Car Parks of Piloti Structures Exposed to Real Fire Accidents	8
Analysis of Pressure Distribution of the Bolted Joints Based on the Finite Element Method	8
Combined Effect of Bearing Stiffness of the Base Isolator and Damping Characteristics of the Viscous Damper on the Nonlinear Response of Buildings	8
Study on Restoring Force Model of RACFST Frame Infilled with RHB Masonry Wall	8
True Collapse Mechanisms of Two Dimensional Frames Determined from True Nonlinear Yield Surfaces	8
Seismic Resilience Assessment of the Hybrid Bridge Pier Based on Fragility Analysis	7
Examination of Gusset Plate Modeling via Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis	7
Yield Resistance and Ultimate Resistance of Steel Beam with Random Corrosion Damage	7
A Study on Cold-Formed Steel Lipped Channel Flexural Members at Elevated Temperature Under Various Loading Scenarios	7
F.E.M Analysis of Static Tensile Properties of Corroded Steel Structure at Connections	7
Flexural Integrity Between the Individual Channels of Built-Up Cold-Formed Steel Beams	7
Finite Element Modeling for Concrete-Filled Steel Tube Stub Columns Under Axial Compression	7
Mechanical Property Analyses of Two Types of Steel–Concrete Composite Track Beams	7
Monotonic Pushover analysis of Externally Reinforced Welded I-column to foundation Connection	7
Optimization of Welded I-Girder of the Single-Beam Bridge Cranes	7
Hysteretic Behavior of Recycled Aggregate Concrete with Ferronickel Slag-Filled Steel Tubular Columns Subjected to Cyclic Loading	7
Semi-rigid Composite Beam-to-column Joints for Cold-formed Steel Frames: Experimental and Numerical Study	7
Flexural Decoupling Analysis Method of Composite Box Girder with Corrugated Steel Webs	6
A Theoretical Calculation Model of H-Section Steel Members for Biaxial Bending Moments	6
Experimental Study on Prestress Loss and Pull-out Behavior of Rock Bolts	6
Evaluation of the Impact Resistance of Steel–Aluminum Laminated Target Plates with Isoplanar Density	6
Moment Capacity of Bolted-Side Plate for the Eaves Joint of Nested Tapered Box Beam Portal Frame	6
Bolt Loosening Localization at Flange Joints Using Wind-Induced Response for High-Rise Tower	6
Monitoring Fatigue Crack Initiation and Propagation Using Changes in Weld Residual Stress	6
Deformation Behavior of 300 mm Depth Deep Deck Plate Under Construction Loads	6
Simulation and Design Considerations on Transverse Connection of Prestressed Concrete T-girder Bridge	6
Approximate Methods to Estimate Residual Drift Demands in Steel Structures with Viscous Dampers Designed by the DDBD Approach	6
Experimental Evaluation on LTB Strength of Steel Beams Externally Pre-stressed with Un-bonded Tendon Bar	6
Structural Multi-objective Topology Optimization in the Design and Additive Manufacturing of Spatial Structure Joints	6
Research on Bending Stiffness of the New Sprayer Joint	6
How to Use BWIM Data in Fatigue Evaluation of a Medium-span Steel Bridge	6
State-of-the-Art Review: Seismic Design and Performance Assessment of Special Concentrically Braced Frames Developed for Complex Industrial Building Structures	6
Topology Optimization of Steel Structure for Waste Incineration Steam Generator Based on DE and PSO	6
Buckling Behavior of Nose Cone Type Steel Tanks Including Horizontal Imperfection	6
Cyclic Inelastic Behavior of Plate Welded to Concrete-Filled Circular Hollow Section	5
Energy Absorption Capability of Thin-Walled Structures with Various Cross Sections Under Oblique Crash	5
An Experimental Study on the Verification of Structural and Seismic Performance of Steel Composite Walls	5
Stochastic Seismic Responses of High-Speed Train–Bridge Systems with Ground Motion Correlation	5
Compressive Behaviour of Diagonally Stiffened Concrete Filled Steel Tubular Stub Columns with Reinforcement Stiffeners	5
Deformation and Energy Absorption Properties of Porous Metal-Concrete Interpenetrating Phase Composites Filled Thin-Walled Tubes	5
Formulas for Stress Concentration Factors in T&Y Steel Tubular Joints Stiffened with FRP under Bending Moments	5
Impact Response and Structural Optimization of CSCS Sandwich Shells Under Vehicle Impact	5
Experimental Study on Indentation Behavior of U-Type Section Steel Piling	5
Compression Performance of Asymmetric Cross-Section Columns Intended for Use in Modular Structures	5

The Wall–Frame Interaction Effect in Corrugated Steel Plate Shear Walls Systems	5
Spatial Stability Characteristics of Mono-symmetric Thin-Walled Beams with Deviators Pre-stressed by One Rectilinear Cable	5
Fracture Behavior of Mild Steel Based on Numerical Algorithm	5
Response Modification Factor and Displacement Amplification Factor of Y-Shaped Eccentrically Braced High-Strength Steel Frames	5
A Novel Two-Step Tensegrity Topology-Finding Method Based on Mixed Integer Programming and Nonlinear Programming	5
The Efficiency of Three-Dimensional Finite Elements for the Numerical Analysis of Stiffened Shells	5
Effects of Proton Irradiation and Chloride Ions on the Corrosion Behavior of Stainless Steel 304L	5
Web Stress Development Mechanism Critical for the Fatigue Limit State in Horizontally Curved Steel Bridges	5
Topology Optimization and 3D Printing of Steel Joints by SJ-BESO and FDM Method	5
Evaluation of the Probabilistic Distribution of Statistical Data Used in the Process of Developing Fragility Curves	5
Seismic Performance of Welded Steel Beam-to-Column Connections with Initial Weld Defects	5
An Investigation on the Behavior of 3D Steel Frames Under Progressive Collapse Effect Using Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis	5
Flexural Behavior of Steel Beams Strengthened with CFRP Under Fire	5
Experimental Study of Rubber-Concrete-Filled CST Composite Column Under Axial Compression	5
Analytical and Design Method for the Global Stability of Modular Steel Buildings	5
Evaluating the Symmetric Behavior of Single Superelastic SMA Rings with Circular and Elliptic Shapes	5
Numerical Analysis of Sectional Defective Steel Tube Repaired Using Multilayered CFRP Bonding Subjected to Axial Force or Bending	5
Simulation Analysis on Seismic Performance of Assembled Composite Energy Dissipation Pipe Joint	5
Steel-Truss Assembly Accuracy Analysis Based on Error Propagation and Stochastic Simulation	4
Displacement Range Based Fatigue Strength Verification of KR-Type Rail Clip	4
The Effect of Y-Shaped Brace Configuration on Its Seismic Behavior	4
Denseness and Adhesion of Low-Pressure Cold Spray Coating to Corroded Steel Bridges	4
Stiffened Trapezoidally-Corrugated Plates in Open-Section Shear Walls	4
Updating Effects on Equivalent Shear Beam Structure Models for Lower-Order Modes Based on Sensitivity-Based Methods and Artificial Neural Networks	4
Hysteretic Model and Numerical Analysis of a Self-centering Disc Slit Damper	4
Fire Behaviour of Rectangular Steel Tubed-Reinforced-Concrete Columns with End Restraints	4
Micro-Steel Fiber-Reinforced Self-compacting Concrete-Filled Steel-Tube Columns Subjected to Axial Compression	4
Finite Element Analysis of Buckling Behavior for Cold-Formed Steel Hat Purlins with Openings	4
Effect of Fiber Orientation and Clearance on Load Sharing in Multi-Bolt Composite Connections: A Micro-Mechanical Perspective	4
Correction to: Analytical Investigation for Improved Connection Models of Diagonal Braced Frames	4
Effects of Solution Temperature on the Galvanic Corrosion Between Carbon Fiber and Carbon Steel SM490A	4
Flexural Analysis of Elastically Supported Bidirectional Monel–Zirconia Skew FGM Plate Subjected to Line Load Using Meshless Collocation Technique	4
Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Cross-Shaped Joints with Adjustable Stiffness for Cold-formed Thick-Walled Steel Column–Column Connections	4
Comparison of Vibration Serviceability During Typhoon and Abnormal Vibration for Steel Cable Bridges	4
Seismic Performance of RC Circular Columns Strengthened with Self-compacting Concrete-Filled Steel Tubes	4
Field Investigation of Causes of Fatigue Damage in Web Gap Plate Based on Strain and Displacement Measurements in In-Service Steel Girder Bridge	3
Conceptual Design of Floating Vertiport Anchored with Taut Mooring Lines	3
Effects of Stiffener Characteristics on the Performance of the Novel Grooved Gusset Plate Damper for Cross-Braced Frames: Numerical and Experimental Study	3
Design Principles for Wind Turbine Earthquake and Wind Load Combinations	3
Seismic Response of Resilient Steel Frame with Self-Centering SMA Brace	3
Experimental Study on the Tensile Behavior of Interlocks on U-Type Section Steel Piling	3
Framework for Calculating the Vertical Human-Induced Vibration of the Suspension Footbridge Under the Random Pedestrian Flow	3
Fundamental Study for Slip Resistance Improvement of High-Strength Bolted Joints Subjected to Shear and Tension	3
Mechanical Properties and Microstructure Evolution of PWHT of Dissimilar Joints of SS304 and P92 Steels for Power Plant Applications	3
Evaluating the effect of 3D sandwich infill panels on the progressive collapse potential of steel structures with extensive initial damage	3
Structural Monitoring of a Defective Steel Beam Model Based on Image Changes in Power Spectral Density	3
Structural Performance of Circular Hollow Section Damper Under Loading in Circumferential Direction	3
Static and Seismic Experimental Study of Novel Prefabricated Beam-Column Joints with Elongated-Hole Brackets	3
Reliability of Corroded Steel Members Subjected to Elastic Lateral Torsional Buckling	3
Effects of Corrugated Steel Pipe Parameters on the Stress and Deformation of a Highway Subgrade Culvert	3
Classification of Open Web Steel Beam: An Analytical and Experimental Study	3
Investigations on the Influence of Pedestrians on the Buffeting of a Long-Span Suspension Footbridge	3
Residual Mechanical Properties of Q345FR Steel Exposed to High Temperatures	3
Capacity Fragility of Screw Connections installed in Cold-Formed Steel Partition Walls	3
Strength Evaluation of End-Plate Connections Using Stiffness Reduction Factor	3
Effectiveness of Fan Anchors in Preventing Debonding in FRP-Strengthened Steel Members	3
Analytical and Experimental Studies on All-Steel Buckling Restrained Brace with Double Steel Tubes	3
Research on Vehicle-Induced Vibration of Pedestrian Bridge and Its Application in Comfort Evaluation	3
Vibration Based Damage Assessment of a Steel Frame Structure Using Support Vector Machine Algorithm	3
Experimental and Numerical Study on Fatigue Behavior of RC Beams Strengthened with U-Shaped Steel Casing	3
Effect of Beam-Column Connection Types on the Response Modification Factors of Steel Frames	3
Shear strength investigation of connections between RC and strengthened steel frames	3
Surface Roughness Evaluation of Blast-Cleaned Structural Steel Plates Considering Measurement Deviation	3
Mechanical Properties of Steel Strands Cooled by Different Methods After High-Temperature Treatment	3
Formulation of Two Nodes Finite Element Model for Geometric Nonlinear Analysis of RHS Beams Accounting for Distortion and Shear Deformations	3
Stochastic Robustness of Cable Dome Structures Under Impact Loads	3
Cyclic Axial Response of Composite Wood-Cold-Formed Steel Stud: Experimental and Numerical Investigation	3
M–K Ductile Damage Theory Predicts Formability of Stainless Steel Ultra-Thin Strips in Stamping	3
Numerical Modelling and Design of Stainless Steel Double Extended End-Plate Beam-to-Column Joints	3
Evaluation of Remaining Bending Resistance of Steel Column Base Plates Considering Effects of Metal Corrosion	3
Pattern-Search-Based Algorithm for Ground-Motion Selection with Targeted Mean and Standard Deviation	3
Fatigue Crack Growth Characteristics of Several Kinds of Structural Steels Under Low-Cycle Fatigue Loading	3
Advanced Structural Health Monitoring of Bridges Using Representative Power Spectral Density Analysis: A Case Study on the Giongong_To Bridge, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	3
Explicit Finite Element Formulations for the Free Vibrations and Buckling of Partial-Interaction Composite Beams with Two Sub-components	3
Buckling Resistance of Axially Loaded Cold-Formed Steel Compound Sections: Numerical Simulation and Assessment of Codified Design Approach	3
Flexural Performance of Composite Beams Using High-Strength Steel and High-Strength Concrete	3