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Overview

Chia-Ming Uang is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Engineering, with a strong focus on Civil and Structural Engineering. Additional subfields of study include Building and Construction, Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering, and Computational Mechanics.

The main topics investigated by Chia-Ming Uang center on Seismic Performance and Analysis, Structural Load-Bearing Analysis, and Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete. Other significant areas of research include Structural Health Monitoring Techniques, Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis, Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures, as well as Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems.

Chia-Ming Uang has contributed to multiple papers published in recognized venues. Notable recent publications include the following:

  • "A Procedure for Assessing Low-Cycle Fatigue Life of Buckling-Restrained Braces," 2021, Journal of Structural Engineering
  • "Effect of boundary condition on the cyclic response of I-shaped steel columns: Two-story subassemblage versus isolated column tests," 2022, Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics
  • "Hybrid simulation framework with mixed displacement and force control for fully compatible displacements," 2023, Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics
  • "Development of Enhanced Seismic Compactness Requirements for Webs in Wide-Flange Steel Columns," 2021, Journal of Structural Engineering
  • "Economical Weld Details and Design for Continuity and Doubler Plates in Steel Special Moment Frames," 2021, Journal of Structural Engineering

Frequently publishing in the Journal of Structural Engineering and Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics, Chia-Ming Uang has also contributed to the Engineering Journal and the Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering.

Collaboration is a recurrent aspect of their work. Frequent co-authors include Chung-Che Chou, Gilberto Mosqueda, Chao-Hsien Li, Mathew Reynolds, and Claudio Sepúlveda.

Best Publications

  • Ductile design of steel structures

    Michel Bruneau;Chia-Ming Uang;Andrew Stuart Whittaker

  • Evaluation of seismic energy in structures

    Chia-Ming Uang;Vitelmo V. Bertero

  • Posttensioned Energy Dissipating Connections for Moment-Resisting Steel Frames

    Constantin Christopoulos;Andre Filiatrault;Chia-Ming Uang;Bryan Folz

  • Establishing R (or Rw) and Cd Factors for Building Seismic Provisions

    Chia‐Ming Uang

  • Reducing residual drift of buckling-restrained braced frames as a dual system

    Shawn Kiggins;Chia-Ming Uang

  • Cyclic Testing of Steel Moment Connections Rehabilitated with RBS or Welded Haunch

    Chia-Ming Uang;Qi-Song “Kent” Yu;Shane Noel;John Gross

  • Cyclic Response and Design Recommendations of Reduced Beam Section Moment Connections with Deep Columns

    Brandon Chi;Chia-Ming Uang

  • Research and Application of Buckling-Restrained Braced Frames

    Chia Ming Uang;Masayoshi Nakashima;Keh Chyuan Tsai

  • Testing Protocol for Short Links in Eccentrically Braced Frames

    Paul W. Richards;Chia-Ming Uang

  • CYCLIC TESTING OF BUILT-UP STEEL SHEAR LINKS FOR THE NEW BAY BRIDGE

    Cole C. McDaniel;Chia-Ming Uang;Frieder Seible

  • A procedure for evaluating seismic energy demand of framed structures

    Chung‐Che Chou;Chia‐Ming Uang

  • Effects of Panel Zone Strength and Beam Web Connection Method on Seismic Performance of Reduced Beam Section Steel Moment Connections

    Cheol-Ho Lee;Cheol-Ho Lee;Sang-Woo Jeon;Sang-Woo Jeon;Jin-Ho Kim;Jin-Ho Kim;Chia-Ming Uang;Chia-Ming Uang

  • Effect of Flange Width-Thickness Ratio on Eccentrically Braced Frames Link Cyclic Rotation Capacity

    Paul W. Richards;Chia-Ming Uang

  • Steel Buckling-Restrained Braced Frames

    Chia-Ming Uang;Masayoshi Nakashima

  • Cyclic Behavior of Steel Wide-Flange Columns Subjected to Large Drift

    James D. Newell;Chia-Ming Uang

  • Stress Analyses and Parametric Study on Full-Scale Fatigue Tests of Rib-to-Deck Welded Joints in Steel Orthotropic Decks

    Hyoung-Bo Sim;Chia-Ming Uang

  • CYCLIC RESPONSE AND DESIGN RECOMMENDATIONS OF WEAK-AXIS REDUCED BEAM SECTION MOMENT CONNECTIONS

    Chad S. Gilton;Chia-Ming Uang

  • SEISMIC REHABILITATION DESIGN OF STEEL MOMENT CONNECTION WITH WELDED HAUNCH

    Qi-Song “Kent” Yu;Chia-Ming Uang;John Gross

  • Flexural Strength and Rotation Capacity of I-Shaped Beams Fabricated from 800-MPa Steel

    Cheol-Ho Lee;Kyu-Hong Han;Chia-Ming Uang;Dae-Kyung Kim

  • Seismic Testing of Two-Story Woodframe House: Influence of Wall Finish Materials

    Andre Filiatrault;David Fischer;Bryan Folz;Chia-Ming Uang

Frequent Co-Authors

Chung-Che Chou
Chung-Che Chou National Taiwan University
Frieder Seible
Frieder Seible University of California, San Diego
Ahmed Elgamal
Ahmed Elgamal University of California, San Diego
Andre Filiatrault
Andre Filiatrault University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Michel Bruneau
Michel Bruneau University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Michael D. Engelhardt
Michael D. Engelhardt The University of Texas at Austin
Andrew S. Whittaker
Andrew S. Whittaker University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Masayoshi Nakashima
Masayoshi Nakashima Kyoto University
James M. Ricles
James M. Ricles Lehigh University
J. Enrique Luco
J. Enrique Luco University of California, San Diego

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