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  • Riley, M. A.
    Energy Dissipation Devices for Bridges with Steel Superstructures.
    Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC., April 2003, 56 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NISTIR-6937
    Keywords: Steel superstructures; Control devices; Responses; Numerical models; Earthquake engineering; Scale model bridges; Energy dissipation devices; Dampers; Bridges (Structures); Bridge models; Configurations

  • Reinhorn, A. M.; Soong, T. T.; Lin, R. C.; Riley, M. A.; Wang, Y. P.
    Active Bracing System: A Full Scale Implementation of Active Control.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., August 14, 1992, 113 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NCEER-92-0020
    Keywords: ; Braces; Dynamic response; Buildings; Earthquake resistance; Earthquake resistant structures; Specifications; Loads (Forces); Earthquake engineering; Structural vibration; Earthquakes; Seismic effects; Active control; Mathematical models; Servomechanisms; Algorithms; Actuators; Bracing

  • Riley, M. A.; Sadek, F.
    Experimental Testing of Roof to Wall Connections in Wood Frame Houses.
    April 2003, 82 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NISTIR-6938
    Keywords: ; Damage; Hazards; Dynamic tests; Earthquakes; Wooden structures; Roofs; Joints; Residential buildings; Walls; Natural disasters; Wind; Houses; Construction materials; Hurricanes; Structural analysis; Climate; Seismic loads; Environmental testing

  • Sadek, F.; Mohraz, B.; Riley, M. A.
    Linear Static and Dynamic Procedures for Structures with Velocity-Dependent Supplemental Dampers.
    May 1999, 60 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NISTIR-6329
    Keywords: Passive systems; Static response; Earthquake resistance; Building codes; Design analysis; Performance evaluation; Dynamic structural analysis; Structural vibration; Vibration damping; Dampers; Structural response; Seismic effects; Degrees of freedom; Linearity; Energy dissipation