Structural Behavior and Design of Stainless Steel and Aluminum Members
This community investigates the mechanical performance, failure modes, and design rules for structural members made of stainless steel and aluminum alloys, with a specific focus on tubular and concrete-filled sections under compressive and shear loads.
The research centers on the compressive behavior of stub columns, particularly those using stainless steel hollow sections and concrete-filled tubes. A significant portion of the work addresses the behavior of stainless-clad bimetallic steel, which combines a corrosion-resistant stainless outer layer with a carbon steel core, including its performance under elevated temperatures and seismic loading. The community also extensively studies reinforced concrete beams and slabs strengthened with aluminum or stainless steel plates and boxes to improve shear and punching capacity. Methodologies include experimental testing, finite element analysis, and the development of unified design models for these specific material combinations.
The community is most prominent in aluminum research, accounting for 1.1% of all aluminum-related papers tracked, with 198 papers in this group. It also appears in titanium, chlorine, nickel, chromium, and iron research, though with negligible shares.
The community comprises 1,777 papers, published primarily in the Journal of Constructional Steel Research, Thin-Walled Structures, and Engineering Structures.
Recent work continues to focus on the design and optimization of concrete beams reinforced with stainless steel, the seismic behavior of stainless-clad bimetallic welded joints, and the mechanical testing of additively manufactured austenitic stainless steel under elevated temperatures.
Papers behind this description
- The use of aluminum alloys in structures: Review and outlook — Structures, 2023 — doi:10.1016/j.istruc.2023.105290
- A review of research on aluminum alloy materials in structural engineering — Developments in the Built Environment, 2024 — doi:10.1016/j.dibe.2023.100319
- The deep finite element method: A deep learning framework integrating the physics-informed neural networks with the finite element method — Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 2025 — doi:10.1016/j.cma.2024.117681
- Shear ductility and transfer criteria of reinforced concrete beams with near surface mounted aluminium sections — Construction and Building Materials, 2025 — doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2025.142604
- Restoration of shear capacity in RC beams with cut circular web openings using stainless steel, aluminium sheets, and GFRP bars — Engineering Structures, 2025 — doi:10.1016/j.engstruct.2025.120215
- Embedded aluminum sections and prestressed high-performance concretes for improving shear performance of RC beams — Case Studies in Construction Materials, 2025 — doi:10.1016/j.cscm.2024.e04168
- Sustainable shear strengthening of defected RC beams using aluminum boxes and high-performance concretes — Ain Shams Engineering Journal, 2025 — doi:10.1016/j.asej.2025.103354
- Enhancing the punching performance of two-way RC flat slabs using different configurations of embedded aluminum sections: Experimental program and numerical analysis — Construction and Building Materials, 2024 — doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.136737
- Structural performance of stainless steel reinforced concrete members: A review — Construction and Building Materials, 2022 — doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.126673
- Strengthening of reinforced concrete columns incorporating different configurations of stainless-steel plates — Structures, 2024 — doi:10.1016/j.istruc.2024.106577
- Enhancing shear strength of RC beams through externally bonded reinforcement with stainless-steel strips and FRCM jacket to mitigate the failure risk — Results in Engineering, 2024 — doi:10.1016/j.rineng.2024.102246
- Axial compressive behavior of circular stainless steel tube confined UHPC stub columns under monotonic and cyclic loading — Thin-Walled Structures, 2025 — doi:10.1016/j.tws.2024.112830
- Automated design and optimization of concrete beams reinforced with stainless steel — Structural Concrete, 2025 — doi:10.1002/suco.70332
- Cold-formed stainless-clad bimetallic steel square hollow section stub columns: Residual stresses, testing, simulation and design — Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 2025 — doi:10.1016/j.jcsr.2025.109680
- Investigation of the structural performance of reinforced concrete long slender columns strengthened with stainless steel, galvanized steel, and aluminum sheets — Structures, 2025 — doi:10.1016/j.istruc.2025.110210
- Seismic behaviour of stainless-clad bimetallic steel welded tubular T-joint — Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 2025 — doi:10.1016/j.jcsr.2025.109663
- Localized loading behaviour of perforated QN1803 high-strength stainless steel welded plate girders — Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 2025 — doi:10.1016/j.jcsr.2025.109907
- Bond failure and cracking damage of seawater sea-sand geopolymer concrete with stainless steel reinforcement based on acoustic emission and numerical simulation — Engineering Failure Analysis, 2025 — doi:10.1016/j.engfailanal.2025.110137