Abstract: Modal testing by impact is a practical tool for structural identification, integrity monitoring, and diagnostics of bridges. Typically, nonlinearities in bridge response as well as sensitivity to ambient conditions are ...

Abstract: Results are summarized of analytical and experimental studies conducted on physical and analytical models of a 15‐story reinforced concrete framecoupled wall structure which was identified as typical of medium‐rise office ...

Abstract: Provisions of 1982 UBC, ACI 318‐83, and ATC 3‐06 pertaining to seismic shear design of slender walls in mid‐rise construction are evaluated. In the event of major ground shaking in regions of high seismic risk, the actual ...

Abstract: The states of the practice and art in seismic design of reinforced concrete dual frame‐wall structural systems are reviewed. The review leads to the need to emphasize the use of conceptual seismic design principles to ...

Abstract: There is a lack of established guidelines for the seismic design of reinforced concrete (RC) walls with nonplanar shapes such as L and T. Inelastic responses of such walls may be governed by biaxial flexure irrespective ...

Abstract: This paper presents the seismic vulnerability evaluation of a 27‐story reinforced concrete flat slab‐core building, which had not been designed for seismic forces. The evaluation is based on the

Abstract: A general constructed facility identification methodology that permits synthesis of localized flexibility coefficients is presented. An application of it to a region of an in‐situ concrete bridge is also described. Rigorous ...

Abstract: The effects of different approaches to rating reinforced concrete slab bridges are explored by using an existing bridge as an example. Nonlinear finite‐element analysis (NLFEA) has been conducted on a field‐calibrated model ...