Abstract: A near full-scale three-dimensional jointed precast prestressed concrete beam-to-column connection designed and constructed in accordance with an emerging damage avoidance design philosophy is tested under displacement-controlled ...

Abstract: Because of its potentially beneficial properties, there has been an increased interest in recent years on performance of self-compacting concrete (SCC) in structural members. The capability of SCC in flowing through and ...

Abstract: Despite their good performance in terms of their design objectives, many modern code-prescriptive buildings built in Christchurch, New Zealand, had to be razed after the 2010–2011 Canterbury earthquakes because repairs ...

Abstract: Despite their good performance in terms of their design objectives, many modern code-prescriptive buildings built in Christchurch, New Zealand, had to be razed after the 2010–2011 Canterbury earthquakes because repairs ...

Abstract: Sliding of contents during past earthquakes has caused injury, disruptions, and damage. As such, equations to predict the maximum sliding displacement of the contents are required to include its effect in building performance ...

Abstract: Unexpected failure modes were observed in RC walls in the 2010 Chile and 2011 New Zealand earthquakes. A peculiar failure mode, not previously reported in the structural engineering literature, was the brittle collapse of ...

Abstract: Existing welded steel moment frames are designed to tolerate substantial yielding and plastic rotation under earthquake loads. This sacrificial design approach can lead to permanent, and often irreparable damage when ...

Abstract: An experimental and computational study of an 80-percent scale precast concrete 3D beam-column joint subassembly designed with high force-to-volume (HF2V) dampers and damage-protected rocking connections is presented. A ...