The use of steel flush end-plate moment connection is practiced in the construction of the light steel frames around the world particularly in parts of Europe and US. In the past most research was concentrated on studying the behavior of the flush end-plate connection subjected to only monotonic type loadings. The majority of that research carried out such investigation through experimental pro...

Flush end-plate (FEP) connections are one of the most popular bolted steel in construction practice. These possess a semi-rigid moment-rotation behavior that betwixt rigid and pinned connections. Nonetheless, they commonly idealized as design numerical simulations. This paper investigates flexibility, strength ductility such holistic manner, based on recently compiled comprehensive database mor...

Abstract Predicting the moment‐rotation response parameters of semi‐rigid steel connections can be challenging given multitude components that contribute to connection's elastic and plastic deformations. This applies popular bolted flush end‐plate beam‐to‐column (FEPCs). The literature has highlighted limitations current analytical, mechanical, empirical models in providing accurate predictions...

We present Flush, a reliable, single-flow transport protocol for sensornets, and show that it can efficiently transfer bulk data across a 48-hop wireless network. Flush provides end-to-end reliability, minimizes transfer time, is energyand memory-efficient, and adapts robustly to changing network conditions. The protocol requires no special control packets to adjust its rate. Flush nodes propag...