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RISAssessment of the Effective Seismic Mass for Low-Rise Framed Shear Buildings Supporting Nearly Permanent Live Loads
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: This paper presents the development of a lumped-parameter model of multistory framed shear buildings supporting rigid blocks with the possibility to slide. After favorably comparing with results from finite-element analyses ...
The USArray Transportable Array as a Platform for Weather Observation and Research
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: he USArray Transportable Array (TA), a component of the National Science Foundation?s EarthScope Initiative, has proven to be a successful model for large-scale real-time monitoring networks. Approximately 400 stations are ...
Sudden Collapse of the 27-Story Space Building in Medellin, Colombia
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: This paper summarizes the different activities undertaken in order to identify the main causes of the collapse of the Space Building, a 27-story reinforced concrete framed building in Medellín, Colombia. Site investigations, ...