Abstract: The accuracy of a new pushover analysis procedure for estimating the peak roof displacement of multistory buildings subjected to earthquake ground shaking is assessed in a pilot study. The energy-based pushover uses a ...

Abstract: Although multiple-mode pushover analysis methods have been proposed for general use in the seismic analysis of moment-resisting frames, difficulties have been encountered in their implementation with specific structures. ...

Abstract: The “form finding” methods for tension structures may be classified into two different groups: the linear and nonlinear methods. One of the linear methods is the force density method (FDM). In this paper advantage is taken ...

Abstract: The strength design of reinforced concrete (RC) rectangular sections for combined compression and in-plane bending with two levels of reinforcement is indeterminate: three unknowns are to be solved, but with only two ...