Abstract: The safety and cost of glass cladding facades subjected to wind loads depend upon the criteria used for their design. These criteria specify the design wind loads and the allowable panel loads. The present paper reviews ...

Abstract: Estimates of the limit state probability for wood members, where the limit state is failure by creep rupture, must be based on analyses that take into account the temporal characteristics of the applied loads. These estimates ...

Abstract: The probability of failure of a structure or structural element subjected to wind forces depends, in large part, on the distribution of extreme wind speeds acting on the structure. In the past, distributions of extreme ...

Abstract: The National Bureau of Standards conducted a structural assessment of the new U.S. Office Building being constructed in Moscow. This paper reviews the portion of the assessment dealing with the vertical and lateral load ...