HSS Technical Articles Authored by Dr. Jeffrey A. Packer
Dr. Jeffrey Packer is an international authority and a leading expert in the field of tubular steel structures. He serves as a Bahen/Tanenbaum Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Toronto, Canada. Dr. Packer also serves on technical committees for the American Institute of Steel Construction, Canadian Standards Association, Steel Tube Institute, American Welding Society, International Institute of Welding, and the International Committee for the Development and Study of Tubular Construction. He has contributed several technical articles below on behalf of the Steel Tube Institute to assist practicing engineers and architects in HSS design.
2023
Beam-to-HSS Column Moment Connections using Laser-Cut Columns
Overlapped HSS K-Connections: To Weld or Not Weld the Hidden Toe?
Round HSS Bolted End-Plate Connections under Axial Tension Loading
2022
New Concepts for Bolted HSS Column Splices
Rectangular HSS K-Connections with Zero Gap
2021
HSS Connections with Rotated Members
Plate-Reinforced HSS Connections
2020
Connection Design With High-Strength HSS
FE-Based Design of HSS Connections
Concrete-Filled HSS Connections
Laterally Offset HSS Connections
2019
Welded Truss Connections between HSS Branches and I-Shaped Chords
Stepped HSS T- and Cross-Connections Under Branch In-Plane and Out-of-Plane Bending
2018
HSS Bending of Hollow Structural Sections
Multi-planar Welded Connections
2017
Rectangular HSS Connections Close to a Chord End
Weld Effective Lengths for Round HSS Connections
Mechanical Properties of HSS Corners Versus Flats
2016
Round Branch-to-Rectangular Chord HSS Connections
2015
Transverse Plate-to-Square/Rectangular HSS Connections
Through Plate-to-Round HSS Connections
Design of Fillet Welds to Rectangular HSS
Concrete-Filled Double-Skin Tubes
2014
Fatigue Life Extension Peening of Welds in Hollow Section Connections
Gusset Plate-to-HSS Column Connections Under Eccentric Brace Loads
Shear Lag in Slotted-End HSS Welded Connections
Charpy V-Notch Toughness Of HSS
2013
Novel Bolted HSS Splice Connection
2012