Abstract: In current practice, design response spectra are normalized by the three peak ground motions. Alternative scaling factors are evaluated to reduce the dispersion encountered in normalized spectral ordinates. The scaling ...

Abstract: From time to time, in designing or assessing the adequacy of facilities to withstand the damaging effects of natural hazards, it is appropriate to reexamine the topic of acceptable risk. This paper has been prepared in the ...

Abstract: The energy absorption in, and the inelastic behavior of, simple structures during strong earthquake excitation are investigated. The purposes of the investigation are to evaluate the performance of simple structures during ...

Abstract: The seismic response arising from strong ground motions of steel frames constructed with moment‐resisting connections causes significant inelastic deformations in the members and connections. The inelastic behavior is ...

Abstract: Over the years, observations of earthquake damage suggest that structures on large foundations respond to ground motion with less intensity than do smaller structures. The limited data obtained from instruments support ...

Abstract: Park’s compressive membrane theory has been used for many years to predict the capacity of laterally edge restrained reinforced concrete (LERRC) thin slabs. This note examines his compressive membrane theory and presents ...