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Description: The American Society of Civil Engineers represents more than 150,000 members of the civil engineering profession in 177 countries. Founded in 1852, ASCE is the nation’s oldest engineering society. ASCE stands at the forefront of a profession that plans, designs, constructs, and operates society’s economic and social engine – the built environment – while protecting and restoring the natural environment.
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Loss Analysis for Wood Frame Buildings during Hurricanes. II: Loss Estimation
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: This is the second paper in a set of companion papers. The first paper focused on modeling the hurricane hazard and the methodology to compute the volume of rainwater entering a roof system during a hurricane. This second ...
Loss Analysis for Wood Frame Buildings during Hurricanes. I: Structure and Hazard Modeling
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Hurricanes present a serious financial threat to the Gulf Coast and eastern seaboard of the United States. This paper is the first in a set of companion papers that detail a comprehensive mechanistic loss model for wind ...
ABV Procedure Combined with Mechanistic Response Modeling for Roof- and Surge-Loss Estimation in Hurricanes
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Populations in United States coastal regions have been steadily increasing over time. With this increased populous comes increased exposure to natural hazards, such as hurricanes, with the resulting coastal inundation and ...
Dual-Objective-Based Tornado Design Philosophy
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Tornadoes represent a unique natural hazard because of the very low probability of occurrence, short warning times (on the order of only a few minutes), and the intense and destructive forces imposed on engineered and ...
Special Issue on NEES 1: Advances in Earthquake Engineering
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Seismic Performance of an Innovative Light-Frame Cold-Formed Steel Frame for Midrise Construction
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: This paper presents the method and results of a study whose objective was to investigate the seismic performance of a new light-frame cold-formed steel-frame system. The system includes floor trusses, open panels, V-braced ...
Evaluation of Tsunami Loads on Wood-Frame Walls at Full Scale
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: The performance of full-scale light-frame wood walls subjected to wave loading was examined using the Large Wave Flume of the Network for Earthquake Engineering (NEES) Tsunami Facility at Oregon State University. The ...
Performance-Based Seismic Design of Midrise Woodframe Buildings
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: The understanding of, and ability to predict, the seismic behavior of woodframe structures has improved immensely in the last 10 years. Two notable projects occurred in succession, the Consortium of Universities for Research ...
Experimental Study of Collapse Limits for Wood Frame Shear Walls
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Under extreme earthquake loading, light-frame wood building collapse is often caused by excessive interstory drifts at one or more story levels, leading to catastrophic
Approximate R-Factor for Cross-Laminated Timber Walls in Multistory Buildings
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Cross-laminated timber (CLT) is a wood construction technology that has been utilized in Europe for several decades and has become even more popular recently. Although the technology has been in existence for approximately ...