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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"performance-based seismic design"”.
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Application of Wavelet Transform to Endurance Time Analysis Method for Performance-based Seismic Design
… real earthquakes should be generated for use in seismic analysis and design.</p> <p>The dynamic response of a system is highly dependent on the input ground motion characteristics, especially when system response is in the nonlinear range. There are two commonly used domains in characterizing …
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"Displacement-Based Strategies for the Performance-Based Seismic Design of ""Short"" Bridges Considering Embankment Flexibility"
… embankment flexibility has implications for the seismic design of the substructure columns. Existing procedures, based on force reduction factors, do not account for the significant role played by the embankments. A displacement-based approach for the design of the columns is proposed, in which …
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Development of Computational Tools for Characterization, Evaluation, and Modification of Strong Ground Motions within a Performance-Based Seismic Design Framework
One of the most difficult tasks towards designing earthquake resistant structures is the determination of critical earthquakes. Conceptually, these are the ground motions that would induce the critical response in the structures being designed. The quantification of this concept, however, is not …
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A Framework for Cyclic Simulation of Thin-Walled Cold-Formed Steel Members in Structural Systems
… is to create a computationally efficient seismic analysis framework for cold-formed steel (CFS) framed-buildings supported by hysteretic nonlinear models for CFS members and screw-fastened connections. Design of CFS structures subjected to lateral seismic forces traditionally relies on the …
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Advanced Seismic Design of Innovative Precast Systems for Structural Response Control
Emerging Design Philosophy. In current design philosophy a key concept is ductility, a parameter that reflect intrinsic energy dissipation capacity of structural elements. The key concept is the reduction of the structural cost, from the point of view of the initial cost, for design under moderate …
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Performance-based seismic retrofit (PBSR) methodology for multi-story buildings with full-scale experimental validation
… (1994) in California have highlighted the poor performance of one class of existing buildings. Many older buildings were designed prior to the implementation of modern seismic design codes. Although building codes have clearly evolved, the problem is still unresolved for older buildings that are …
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Computational and Experimental Study on the Behavior of Diaphragms in Steel Buildings
… acceptance criteria and modeling protocols for seismic performance-based design of bare steel deck and concrete-filled steel deck diaphragms through linear and nonlinear analysis, the need to better understand the complex behavior of concrete-filled steel deck diaphragms with irregular …
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Multi-objective optimal seismic design of buildings using advanced engineering materials
Although seismic safety remains a major concern of society--and unfortunately this observation has been underpinned by recent earthquakes--economy and sustainability in seismic design are growing issues that the engineering community must face due to increasing human population and excessive use of …