Publications
Recent Specifications:
• International Institute of Welding Subcommission XV-E, 2009. “Static Design Procedure for Welded Hollow Section Joints – Recommendations”, 3rd. edition, IIW Doc. XV-1329-09, Paris, France, 44 pp. Draft ISO Standard 14346.
• International Institute of Welding Subcommission XV-E, 2008. “Fatigue – Design Procedure for Welded Hollow Section Joints – Recommendations”, ISO 14347:2008(E), International Standards Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
• Packer, J.A., 2005. “Design of HSS and Box Member Connections”: Chapter K of “Specification for Structural Steel Buildings”, ANSI/AISC 360-05, American Institute of Steel Construction, Chicago, USA. Sole author of 14% of the new 2005 AISC specification (representing 21 of 150 pages in the main body of this American national building standard).
Recent Books (1997 – 2011):
• Wardenier, J., Packer, J.A., Zhao, X.L. and van der Vegte, G.J., 2010. “Hollow Sections in Structural Applications”, 2nd. edition, CIDECT, Geneva, Switzerland, 232 pp.
For ordering: www.bouwenmetstaal.nl
• Packer, J.A., Sherman, D.R. and Lecce, M., 2010. “Hollow Structural Section Connections”, Steel Design Guide No. 24, American Institute of Steel Construction, Chicago, USA, 146 pp.
For ordering: www.aisc.org
• Packer, J.A., Wardenier, J., Zhao, X.L., van der Vegte, G.J. and Kurobane, Y., 2009. “Design Guide for Rectangular Hollow Section (RHS) Joints under Predominantly Static Loading”, CIDECT Design Guide No. 3, 2nd. edition, CIDECT, Geneva, Switzerland, 149 pp.
For ordering: www.cidect.com
[Published in English, German, French and Spanish editions]
• Wardenier, J., Kurobane, Y., Packer, J.A., van der Vegte, G.J. and Zhao, X.L., 2008. “Design Guide for Circular Hollow Section (CHS) Joints under Predominantly Static Loading”, CIDECT Design Guide No. 1, 2nd. edition, CIDECT, Geneva, Switzerland, 135 pp.
For ordering: www.cidect.com
[Published in English, German, French and Spanish editions]
• Packer, J.A. and Willibald, S., (eds.), 2006. “Tubular Structures XI”, Taylor & Francis, U.K. , 684 pp.
For ordering: www.taylorandfrancis.co.uk/engineering
• Kurobane, Y., Packer, J.A., Wardenier, J. and Yeomans, N., 2004. "Design Guide for Structural Hollow Section Column Connections", CIDECT and Verlag TÜV Rheinland GmbH, Köln, Germany, 211 pp.
For ordering: www.cidect.com
[Published in English, German, French and Spanish editions]
• Zhao, X.L., Herion, S., Packer, J.A., Puthli, R.S., Sedlacek, G., Wardenier, J., Weynand, K., van Wingerde, A.M. and Yeomans, N.F., 2001. "Design Guide for Circular and Rectangular Hollow Section Welded Joints under Fatigue Loading", CIDECT and Verlag TÜV Rheinland GmbH, Köln, Germany, 121 pp.
For ordering: www.cidect.com
[Published in English, German, French and Spanish editions]
• Zhao, X.L. and Packer, J.A., (eds.), 2000. "Fatigue Design Procedures for Welded Hollow Section Joints", Abington Publishing, England, 96 pp.
For ordering: www.woodhead-publishing.com
• Packer, J.A. and Henderson, J.E., 1997. "Hollow Structural Section Connections and Trusses - A Design Guide", 2nd. edition, Canadian Institute of Steel Construction, Toronto, Canada, 447 pp.
For ordering: www.cisc-icca.ca
• Packer, J.A., Henderson, J.E. and Cao, J.J., 1997. “Hollow Structural Section Connections”, Science Press, Beijing, P.R. China, 373 pp. (in Chinese).
Recent Journal Papers:
2011
• Haque, T., Packer, J.A. and Zhao, X.L., 2011. “Equivalent RHS Approach for the Design of EHS in Axial Compression or Bending”, Advances in Structural Engineering.
• de Oliveira, J.C., Christopoulos, C., Packer, J.A., Tremblay, R., Gray, M.G. and Willibald, S., 2011. “Hohlprofilstreben mit Verbindungselementen aus Gussstahl unter Erdbebenbelastung”, (“Tubular Brace Members with Cast Steel Connectors under Seismic Loading”), Stahlbau, Vol. 80, No. 7.
• Seica, M.V., Krynski, M., Walker, M. and Packer, J.A., 2011. “Analysis of the Dynamic Response of Architectural Glazing Subject to Blast Loading”, Journal of Architectural Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 17, No. 2, pp 59-74.
• Packer, J.A. and Sun, M., 2011. “Weld Design for Rectangular HSS Connections”, Engineering Journal, American Institute of Steel Construction, Vol. 48, No. 1.
• Nuta, E., Christopoulos, C. and Packer, J.A., 2011. “Methodology for Seismic Risk Assessment for Tubular Steel Wind Turbine Towers: Application to Canadian Seismic Environment”, Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol. 38, No. 3, pp. 293-304.
2010
• Zhao, X.L., Wardenier, J., Packer, J.A. and van der Vegte, G.J., 2010. “Current Static Design Guidance for Hollow-Section Joints”, Structures and Buildings, Institution of Civil Engineers, Vol. 163, No. SB6, pp. 361-373.
• Packer, J.A., Chiew, S.P., Tremblay, R. and Martinez-Saucedo, G., 2010. “Effect of Material Properties on Hollow Section Performance”, Structures and Buildings, Institution of Civil Engineers, Vol. 163, No. SB6, pp. 375-390.
• Herion, S., de Oliveira, J.C., Packer, J.A., Christopoulos, C. and Gray, M.G., 2010. “Castings in Tubular Structures – The State of the Art”, Structures and Buildings, Institution of Civil Engineers, Vol. 163, No. SB6, pp. 403-415.
2009
• Martinez-Saucedo, G. and Packer, J.A., 2009. “Static Design Recommendations for Slotted End HSS Connections in Tension”, Journal of Structural Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 135, No. 7, pp. 797-805.
• Zhao, X.L. and Packer, J.A., 2009. “Tests and Design of Concrete-Filled Elliptical Hollow Section Stub Columns”, Thin-Walled Structures, Vol. 47, No. 6/7, pp. 617-628.
2008
• Martinez-Saucedo, G., Packer, J.A. and Christopoulos, C., 2008. “Gusset Plate Connections to Circular Hollow Section Braces under Inelastic Cyclic Loading”, Journal of Structural Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 134, No. 7, pp. 1252-1258.
• Martinez-Saucedo, G., Packer, J.A. and Zhao, X.L., 2008. “Static Design of Elliptical Hollow Section End Connections”, Structures and Buildings, Institution of Civil Engineers, Vol. 161, No. SB2, pp. 103-113.
• de Oliveira, J.C., Packer, J.A. and Christopoulos, C., 2008. “Cast Steel Connectors for Circular Hollow Section Braces under Inelastic Cyclic Loading”, Journal of Structural Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 134, No. 3, pp. 374-383.
2007
• Seica, M.V. and Packer, J.A., 2007. “FRP Materials for the Rehabilitation of Tubular Steel Structures, for Underwater Applications”, Composite Structures, Vol. 80, No. 3, pp. 440-450.
• Martinez-Saucedo, G. and Packer, J.A., 2007. Discussion of the paper “Shear Lag in Rectangular Hollow Structural Sections Tension Members: Comparison of Design Equations to Test Data”, by B. Dowswell and S. Barber, Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 12, No. 2, pp. 135-136.
• Ling, T.W., Zhao, X.L., Al-Mahaidi, R. and Packer, J.A., 2007. “Investigation of Block Shear Tear-Out Failure in Gusset-Plate Welded Connections in Structural Steel Hollow Sections and Very High Strength Tubes”, Engineering Structures, Vol. 29, pp. 469-482.
• Ling, T.W., Zhao, X.L., Al-Mahaidi, R. and Packer, J.A., 2007. “Investigation of Shear Lag Failure in Gusset-Plate Welded Structural Steel Hollow Section Connections”, Journal of Constructional Steel Research, Vol. 63, No. 3, pp. 293-304.
• Packer, J.A., Mashiri, F.R., Zhao, X.L. and Willibald, S., 2007. “Static and Fatigue Design of CHS-to-RHS Welded Connections using a Branch Conversion Method”, Journal of Constructional Steel Research, Vol. 63, No. 1, pp. 82-95.
2006
• Martinez-Saucedo, G., Packer, J.A. and Willibald, S., 2006. “Parametric Finite Element Study of Slotted End Connections to Circular Hollow Sections”, Engineering Structures, Vol. 28, pp. 1956-1971.
• Willibald, S., Packer, J.A. and Martinez-Saucedo, G., 2006. “Behaviour of Gusset Plate Connections to Ends of Round and Elliptical Hollow Structural Section Members”, Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol. 33, pp. 373-383.
• Seica, M.V. and Packer, J.A., 2006. “Simplified Numerical Method to Evaluate the Mechanical Strength of Cast Iron Water Pipes”, Journal of Infrastructure Systems, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 60-67.
2005
• Kosteski, N., Packer, J.A. and Puthli, R.S., 2005. “Notch Toughness of Internationally Produced Hollow Structural Sections”, Journal of Structural Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 131, No. 2, pp. 279-286.
• Packer, J.A. and Frater, G.S., 2005. “Recommended Effective Throat Sizes for Flare Groove Welds to HSS”, Engineering Journal, American Institute of Steel Construction, Vol. 42, No. 1, 1st. Quarter, pp. 31-44.
2004
• Seica, M.V. and Packer, J.A., 2004. “Mechanical Properties and Strength of Aged Cast Iron Water Pipes”, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 69-77.
• Seica, M.V. and Packer, J.A., 2004. “Finite Element Evaluation of the Remaining Mechanical Strength of Deteriorated Cast Iron Pipes”, Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Vol. 126, No. 1, pp. 95-102.
2003
• Kosteski, N. and Packer, J.A., 2003. “Welded Tee-to-HSS Connections”, Journal of Structural Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 129, No. 2, pp. 151-159.
• Kosteski, N. and Packer, J.A., 2003. “Longitudinal Plate and Through Plate-to-HSS Welded Connections”, Journal of Structural Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 129, No. 4, pp. 478-486.
• Willibald, S., Packer, J.A. and Puthli, R.S., 2003. “Design Recommendations for Bolted Rectangular HSS Flange-Plate Connections in Axial Tension”, Engineering Journal, American Institute of Steel Construction, Vol. 40, No. 1, 1st. Quarter, pp. 15-24.
• Kosteski, N., Packer, J.A. and Puthli, R.S., 2003. “A Finite Element Method Based Yield Load Determination Procedure for Hollow Structural Section Connections”, Journal of Constructional Steel Research, Vol. 59, pp. 453-471.
• Willibald, S., Puthli, R.S. and Packer, J.A., 2003. “Verdeckte Rechteck-Hohlprofil-Verbindungen unter Zugbelastung”, Stahlbau, Vol. 72, No. 5, pp. 373-382.
• Packer, J.A., 2003. Discussion on the paper “Design of Pinned Column Base Plates”, Steel Construction, Journal of the Australian Steel Institute, Vol. 37, No. 1, pp. 31-32.
• Lecce, M and Packer, J.A., 2003. “Lap Splice Steel Connections with Stainless Steel Nails”, Journal of Structural Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 129, No. 9, pp. 1250-1258.
• Packer, J.A., 2003. “Flare Groove Welds to HSS Corners”, Canadian Welding Association Journal, Vol. 1, pp. 30-33.
Recent Magazine Publications:
• Packer, J.A., 2010. “Elliptical Hollow Sections - Part III: EHS Connection Design”, Advantage Steel, Canadian Institute of Steel Construction, No. 37, Summer Issue, pp. 10.
• Packer, J.A., Wardenier, J., Choo, Y.S. and Chiew, S.P., 2009. “Elliptical Steel Tubes”, Steel News and Notes, Singapore Structural Steel Society, 25th. Anniversary Issue, pp. 86-90.
• Packer, J.A., 2009. “Elliptical Hollow Sections - Part II: EHS Member Design”, Advantage Steel, Canadian Institute of Steel Construction, No. 36, Winter Issue, pp. 10-12.
• de Oliveira, J.C., Packer, J.A. and Christopoulos, C., 2009. “Standardized Brace Connectors for Seismic-Restraint Concentrically Braced Frames”, Advantage Steel, Canadian Institute of Steel Construction, No. 36, Winter Issue, pp. 18-22.
• Packer, J.A., 2009. “Elliptical Hollow Sections - Part I: Properties and Applications”, Advantage Steel, Canadian Institute of Steel Construction, No. 35, Fall Issue, pp. 16-17.
• de Oliveira, J.C. and Packer, J.A., 2009. “Ample Seismic Protection”, Modern Steel Construction, American Institute of Steel Construction, June Issue, pp. 34-36.
• Packer, J.A., 2008. “Going Elliptical”, Modern Steel Construction, American Institute of Steel Construction, March Issue, pp. 65-67.
• Packer, J.A., Willibald, S. and Boulanger, S., 2007. “In Canada, Tubes R Us”, Advantage Steel, Canadian Institute of Steel Construction, No. 28, Spring Issue, pp. 18-19.
• Packer, J.A. and Stine, T.S., 2006. “The Future of HSS Connection Design”, Modern Steel Construction , American Institute of Steel Construction, February Issue, pp. 45-47.
Recent Software:
"HSS_connex" (1999-2011): Windows-based software for the design of statically-loaded, welded and bolted, truss-type connections between Hollow Structural Sections (HSS). Version 1.04 is the current edition, for 32-bit operating systems.
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Conferences:
The Department of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto, hosted the “11th. International Symposium on Tubular Structures” (ISTS11), in Québec City, Canada, from August 31 to September 2, 2006.
The next symposium in this series, ISTS14, will be held in London, UK, from September 12 to 14, 2012 (www.imperial.ac.uk/ists14), hosted by Imperial College London, with the International Programme Committee chaired by Professor Jeff Packer.