Abstract: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is working to develop rational policies for prioritizing in-service inspection, maintenance, and repair policies for aging locks and dams on the inland waterway system using structural ...

Abstract: The design of shelter structures has received little attention from the engineering community since the days of nuclear fallout shelters, until the development of guidance for community shelters for cases of extreme wind ...

Abstract: Real fires start from localized burning and will not develop to flashover in an open space or in large open-plan compartments. Temperatures of gas and exposed steel columns in localized fires are not uniform. Current ...

Abstract: The retrofit of wood-frame residential buildings is a relatively effective strategy to mitigate damage caused by windstorms. However, little is known about the effect of modifying building performance for intense events ...

Abstract: In 2017, United States damages from natural hazard events exceeded $300 billion, suggesting that current targets for building performance do not sufficiently mitigate loss. The significant costs borne by individuals, ...