Earthquake engineering, Numerical modeling,
Performance-based design, and Experimental steel research.

A new data paper published in Earthquake Spectra. This paper decribes and disseminates the output of a shaketable testing campaign aimed towards validating the concept of using a sacrificial fuses to control the sesimic acceleration demands on non-structural components.

Dr Ahmed Elkady & Aran Naserpour represented the University of Southampton at the 10^th International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (COMPDYN) held in Rhodes, Greece. Two papers were presented and published in the conference proceedings.

A new paper published in the Journal of Constructional Steel Research. In this paper, a model is developed to predict the force-elongation response of steel bolts under tension while considering uncertainty and highlighting its impact on joint rotational ductility. The model can be used in FE and component-based models.

A new paper published in the Journal of Constructional Steel Research. The paper provides important insights on the implications of considering or ignorning (as per current ASCE/AISC standards) the P-M interaction check in steel columns subject to overstrength seismic actions.

Dr Ahmed Elkady & Zizhou Ding represented the University of Southampton at the 11^th International Conference on Behaviour of Steel Structures in Seismic Areas (STESSA) held in the University of Salerno, Italy. Two papers were published in the conference proceedings.

Grace Kendall & Artem Beyli published their 1^st paper in the Journal of Constructional Steel Research. The paper presents the results of a large experimental campaign on steel T-stubs under high loading rates and different bolt preload conditions, providing valuable insights on the dynamic effects on steel joints.

Our research group just welcomed Aran Naserpour as a PhD student. Aran comes all the way from Iran with a strong background in earthquake simulations and steel structures. At UoS, he will be working on advancing the state of knowledge on flexible steel framing research.

Gregory Georgiou published his 1^st journal paper in the ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering. In this paper, we developed an accurate model for predicting the nonlinear moment-rotation response of steel flush endplate connections. The new model will aid in robust structural simulations and efficient designs.

The consortium for Engineering Research Infrastructures for European Synergies ERIES approved the IMMENSE project as part of the transnational acess fourth call for applications. IMMENSE will investigate SSI effects on a novel dissipative embedded column base connection through large-scale dynamic tests.

Dr. Elkady received a £20K grant over 4 months as part of the UKRI-Research England International Science Partnerships Fund (ISPF). The grant will support the EGYGIS project which will develop urban maps for Egypt’s.