Abstract: A three-dimensional nonlinear cyclic model for nonplanar reinforced concrete walls is presented. Nonlinear Euler-Bernoulli fiber-section beam elements are used to represent steel and concrete in the vertical direction, and ...

Abstract: This paper describes a displacement-based method of analysis for the performance-based seismic design of regular buildings with reinforced-concrete bearing walls acting as the lateral-force resisting system. The method ...

Abstract: The beam-truss model (BTM), developed for the nonlinear cyclic analysis of reinforced concrete components including softening, is extended to compute the out-of-plane buckling observed in plastic hinges of various slender ...

Abstract: This paper is a companion to “Displacement-Based Method of Analysis for Regular Reinforced-Concrete Wall Buildings: Application to a Full-Scale 7-Story Building Slice Tested at UC–San Diego” and presents key results obtained ...

Abstract: This paper presents the shake-table tests of a damage-resistant posttensioned bridge column designed to rock at the interface with its foundation. It compares the response to that of a conventional bridge column detailed ...

Abstract: A full-scale 7-story reinforced concrete building slice was tested on the unidirectional University of California–San Diego Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (UCSD-NEES) shake table during the period from October ...

Abstract: This paper presents the results of a series of shake table tests of two 460-mm-diameter columns supported on 1.5-meter-square shallow rocking foundations. The tests were conducted using the Large Outdoor High-Performance ...