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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: ; Hurricanes; Damage; Construction materials; Wind; Environmental testing; Houses; Climate; Dynamic tests; Hazards; Residential buildings; Seismic loads; Natural disasters; Wooden structures; Structural analysis; Roofs; Joints; Walls; EarthquakesSadek, F.; Mohraz, B.; Taylor, A. W.; Chung, R. M.
Method of Estimating the Parameters of Tuned Mass Dampers for Seismic Applications.
National Inst. of Standards and Technology (BFRL), Gaithersburg, MD. Structures Div., April 1996, 48 p.
Keywords: Seismic loads; Structural vibration; Seismic waves; Tuning; Dynamic response; Buildings; Structural response; Energy dissipation; Degrees of freedom; Vibration damping; Earthquake engineering; Passive systems; Dampers; Loads (Forces); Seismic effects; Passive controlSadek, F.; Mohraz, B.; Taylor, A. W.; Chung, R. M.
Passive Energy Dissipation Devices for Seismic Applications.
November 1996, 66 p.
Identifying Number(s): NISTIR-5923
Keywords: ; Vibration control; Performance evaluation; Vibration damping; Design analysis; Tuning; Viscosity; Structural vibration; Dampers; Seismic effects; Shape memory alloys; Friction; Earthquake resistance; Degrees of freedom; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Energy dissipation; Passive systems; Structural response; Viscoelasticity; Dynamic structural analysisSadek, F.; Mohraz, B.; Lew, H. S.
Single and Multiple Tuned Liquid Column Dampers for Seismic Applications.
November 1996, 43 p.
Identifying Number(s): NISTIR-5920
Keywords: Energy absorption; Loads (Forces); Liquid column dampers; Performance evaluation; Vibration damping; Acceleration; Design analysis; Tuning; Structural vibration; Seismic effects; Earthquake resistance; Dynamic response; Ground motion; Degrees of freedom; Energy dissipation; Earthquake engineering; Passive systems; Structural response; Dynamic structural analysisSadek, F.; Mohraz, B.
Semi-Active Control Algorithms for Structures with Variable Dampers.
October 1997, 50 p.
Identifying Number(s): NISTIR-6052
Keywords: ; Seismic design; Design; Algorithms; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Vibration damping; Accelerometers; Dynamic structural analysisYancey, C. W.; Cheok, G. S.; Sadek, F.; Mohraz, B.
Summary of the Structural Performance of Single-Family, Wood-Frame Housing.
September 1998, 176 p.
Identifying Number(s): NISTIR-6224
Keywords: Damage assessment; Wind effects; Hurricanes; Structural failure; Storm damage; Earthquake damage; Performance evaluation; Dynamic response; Structural damage; Failure mode analysis; Design analysis; Residential buildings; Wood frame construction; Seismic effects; Houses; Dynamic structural analysisSadek, 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: Seismic effects; Structural vibration; Earthquake resistance; Performance evaluation; Degrees of freedom; Structural response; Energy dissipation; Static response; Vibration damping; Design analysis; Passive systems; Dampers; Building codes; Linearity; Dynamic structural analysis