Abstract: AbstractModel parameter updating can enhance the use of nonlinear structural response simulation to guide decision-making in the postearthquake environment. Since most structures in high seismic regions are not instrumented ...

Abstract: AbstractThis study evaluates the efficacy of two alternative methods for estimating vertical seismic load effects (Ev), which are specified in United States building codes (e.g., ASCE 7-22) and guidelines, and employed ...

Abstract: AbstractUnreinforced masonry (URM) infills are widely used as partitions in reinforced concrete (RC) buildings. The torsion due to asymmetric placement of infills is often unnoticed because the stiffness and strength of ...

Abstract: Earthquake engineers lack well-founded consensus guidelines for selecting ground motion time series for sequential mainshock-aftershock events for use in seismic performance assessment. Past practice has seen sequences ...