Abstract: The drift spectrum has recently been introduced as a new measure for estimating the interstory drift demands in buildings under near-field earthquakes. In this study, a method for estimating the drift demands in buildings ...

Abstract: An optimal‐control algorithm with acceleration, velocity, and displacement feedback is proposed. The algorithm, which is derived by minimizing a quadratic time‐dependent performance index, includes constant control gains ...

Abstract: A dynamic-based pushover procedure for two-way plan-asymmetric buildings (DPTPA) is proposed based on performing two nonlinear static analyses along the principal directions of the structural model to properly consider the ...