Abstract: Current trends along with results of the 1995 ASCE Education Conference are reviewed and discussed herein. In addition, several suggestions concerning civil infrastructure systems and engineering education are offered ...

Abstract: Seismic damage in structures can be evaluated using information obtainable from structural response records. Currently, acceleration is the only component of structural response directly measured in selected structures ...

Abstract: The process of accounting for subjective information, insight, and wisdom in structural engineering decision making is a matter of debate. One effort to include verbal ideas involves the use of the fuzzy set theory. This ...

Abstract: The education of civil engineers who will continue to fulfill the societal demands of the 21st century has been the subject of a number of workshops and conferences in recent years. The writers believe that the role of ...

Abstract: The objective of this paper is to provide an overview of the developments in structural engineering that took place during the past century. This overview includes (1) some of the major structural accomplishments as selected ...

Abstract: A method is presented for the identification of dynamic properties such as energy dissipation, permanent deformation and strength deterioration of damaged structures. In this method, the forms of load‐deformation relationships ...