Abstract: A full‐scale eccentrically braced dual frame building is tested under the U.S.‐Japan Cooperative Earthquake Research Program Utilizing Large‐Size Testing Facilities. The strength of the building is almost three times greater ...

Abstract: As part of the (FEMA/SAC) Phase 2 program, this study focused on performance prediction and evaluation of existing steel SMRF buildings assumed to be built prior to the Northridge Earthquake. Several classes of buildings, ...

Abstract: Current seismic design procedures, which permit the estimation of inelastic deformation capacity of lateral force resisting systems, have been questioned since no rationality exists for determining the values of

Abstract: This paper presents a systematic evaluation approach that allows the design professional to estimate the performance of damaged buildings subjected to sets of ground motions representing different hazard levels. The ...

Abstract: Tube frame structures subjected to static or dynamic loads are usually analyzed by the finite element method in which the structure is represented by a large system of equations. This method, however, requires extensive ...

Abstract: The seismic response of highway bridges designed by Cal‐Trans specifications in use before and after the 1971 San Fernando earthquake and hypothetical bridges designed by the latest American Association of State Highway ...

Abstract: The effect of nonproportionally fluctuating axial load on the inelastic cyclic behavior of reinforced concrete (RC) columns is investigated. For this purpose, a uniaxial flexural model is developed where columns are ...