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James K. Wight is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on engineering, with specific attention to civil and structural engineering as well as building and construction.

The scientist's recent publication record includes work on structural load-bearing analysis, structural engineering and vibration analysis, and the structural behavior of reinforced concrete. These research topics are reflected in their recent papers:

  • Seismic Behavior of Exterior Reinforced Concrete Wide-Column-to-Steel Beam Joints, 2020, published in ACI Structural Journal
  • Code Advocacy: Increasing International Technical Cooperation, 2020, published in ACI Concrete International

James K. Wight has collaborated frequently with other researchers in their field, including Luis B. Fargier-Gabaldón and Gustavo J. Parra-Montesinos.

The publication venues where Wight has contributed include:

  • ACI Structural Journal
  • ACI Concrete International

The research extends across several fields and subfields of study:

  • Engineering
  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Building and Construction

Major topics covered in Wight's body of work comprise:

  • Structural Load-Bearing Analysis
  • Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis
  • Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete

Best Publications

  • Shear Behavior of Steel Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Beams without Stirrup Reinforcement

    Hai H. Dinh;Gustavo J. Parra-Montesinos;James K. Wight

  • On the shear behavior of engineered cementitious composites

    Victor C. Li;Victor C. Li;Dhanada K. Mishra;Dhanada K. Mishra;Antoine E. Naaman;Antoine E. Naaman;James K. Wight;James K. Wight

  • Experimental Study on Seismic Behavior of High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Cement Composite Coupling Beams

    B. Afsin Canbolat;Gustavo J. Parra-Montesinos;James K. Wight

  • Seismic response of exterior RC column-to-steel beam connections

    Gustavo Parra-Montesinos;James K. Wight

  • Experimental Evaluation of Design Procedures for Shear Strength of Deep Reinforced Concrete Beams

    Gerardo Aguilar;Adolfo B. Matamoros;Gustavo J. Parra-Montesinos;Julio A. Ramírez

  • Shear Strength Model for Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete Beams without Stirrup Reinforcement

    Hai H. Dinh;Gustavo J. Parra-Montesinos;James K. Wight

  • Strength of Struts in Deep Concrete Members Designed Using Strut-and-Tie Method

    Carlos G Quintero-Febres;Gustavo J Parra-Montesinos;James K Wight

  • Unified shear strength model for reinforced concrete beams - Part I: Development

    Kyoung Kyu Choi;Hong Gun Park;James K. Wight

  • Nonlinear Punching Shear Failure Model for Interior Slab-Column Connections

    Mary Beth D. Hueste;James K. Wight

  • Analysis of Ductility in Partially Prestressed Concrete Flexural Members

    Antoine E. Naaman;Muhamed H. Harajii;James K. Wight

  • Reinforced Concrete Exterior Wide Beam-Column-Slab Connections Subjected to Lateral Earthquake Loading

    James Michael LaFave;James K. Wight

  • Modeling shear behavior of hybrid RCS beam-column connections

    Gustavo Parra-Montesinos;James K. Wight

  • Exterior Reinforced Concrete Beam-to-Column Connections Subjected to Earthquake-Type Loading

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  • Strain-Based Shear Strength Model for Slender Beams without Web Reinforcement

    Hong Gun Park;Kyoung Kyu Choi;James K. Wight

  • Shear Strength of Steel Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Beams without Web Reinforcement

    Kyoung Kyu Choi;Hong Gun Park;James K. Wight

  • Seismic Behavior and Detailing of High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Coupling Beams and Coupled Wall Systems

    Rémy D. Lequesne;Gustavo J. Parra-Montesinos;James K. Wight

  • Experimental study of reinforced concrete interior wide beam-column connections subjected to lateral loading

    Carlos G. Quintero-Febres;James K. Wight

  • Effect of Transverse Beams and Slab on Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Beam-to-Column Connections

    M. R. Ehsani;J. K. Wight

  • Behavior of Interior Beam-to-Column Connections Under Earthquake-Type Loading

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  • Wide Beam‐Column Connections under Earthquake‐Type Loading

    T. Russell Gentry;James K. Wight

  • Strength Decay of RC Columns under Shear Reversals

    James K. Wight;Mete A. Sozen

  • BEHAVIOR OF HPFRC CONNECTIONS FOR PRECAST CONCRETE FRAMES UNDER REVERSED CYCLIC LOADING

    Rosa M. Vasconez;Antoine E. Naaman;James K. Wight

Frequent Co-Authors

Antoine E. Naaman
Antoine E. Naaman University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Victor C. Li
Victor C. Li University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Min-Yuan Cheng
Min-Yuan Cheng National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Jack P. Moehle
Jack P. Moehle University of California, Berkeley
Sherif El-Tawil
Sherif El-Tawil University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
N. Harris McClamroch
N. Harris McClamroch University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Roberto T. Leon
Roberto T. Leon Virginia Tech
Charles W. Roeder
Charles W. Roeder University of Washington
Mohammad R. Ehsani
Mohammad R. Ehsani University of Arizona
Mehdi S. Saiidi
Mehdi S. Saiidi University of Nevada Reno

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