Abstract: A finite element method is presented to analyze the effects of airblast‐induced ground shock on shallow‐buried, flat‐roofed, reinforced concrete structures. A finite element based on Timoshenko beam theory is adopted. ...

Abstract: A field experiment to investigate the response of buried pipelines to lateral offsets and to traveling wave effects is currently being operated at a test site on a trace of the San Andreas Fault in central California. The ...

Abstract: Vibrations serviceability of building floors has been a growing concern over the years. For steel-framed systems, vibrations serviceability checks often govern the structural design. When the floor is carrying vibration-sensitive ...

Abstract: Americans awoke on September 11, 2001, to watch a life and death struggle, live and in color, in New York and Washington D.C. but also to a changed world. We were shocked to realize we are no longer safe within our borders. ...