Abstract: Because failure of roof systems in past high wind events has demonstrated the consequences of not maintaining a continuous load path from the roof to the foundation, many studies have been conducted to better understand ...

Abstract: Seismic evaluations of typical concrete girder bridges are conducted for both a multispan simply supported and a multispan continuous girder bridge common to the Central and Southeastern United States. These evaluations ...

Abstract: Lack of sufficient earthquake records for a given site and hazard level is a frequent challenge in seismic response assessment. This paper considers the response of several simple nonlinear systems to “amplitude-scaled” ...

Abstract: Ensuring a complete load path in light-framed wood structures is critical in providing proper load transfer during wind and seismic events. Roof-to-wall metal-connectors are often used to accomplish this goal. Currently, ...