Reinhorn, A. M.; Kunnath, S. K.; Panahshahi, N.
Modeling of R/C Building Structures with Flexible Floor Diaphragms (IDARC2).
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.,
September 7, 1988,
129 p.
Identifying Number(s): NCEER-88-0035
Keywords: Floors; Damage assessment; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Numerical analysis; Reinforced concrete; Flexibility; Diaphragms (Mechanics); Concrete structures; Mathematical models; Structural analysis
Porter, M. L.; Sabri, A. A.; Khoury, R. Y.
Plank Diaphragms in Masonry Structures.
National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA.,
August 1993,
74 p.
Keywords: Floors; International cooperation; Damage assessment; Walls; Diaphragms (Mechanics); Japan; Earthquake damage; Reinforcement (Structures); First major event load; Structural failure; Stiffness; Cracks; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Displacement; Compressive strength; Dynamic response; Masonry buildings; Earthquake resistant structures; Loads (Forces); Masonry; Tensile stress; United States; Concrete slabs
Methodology for Mitigation of Seismic Hazards in Existing Unreinforced Masonry Buildings: Diaphragm Testing.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.,
December 1981,
452 p.
Identifying Number(s): ABK-TR-03
Keywords: Seismic hazards; Dynamic response; Wood; Seismic response; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Earthquake resistant structures; Timber construction; Roofs; Diaphragms (Mechanics); Materials specifications; Dynamic structural analysis
Porter, M. L.; Sabri, A. A.
Plank Diaphragm Characteristics.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.,
July 1990,
238 p.
Identifying Number(s): REPT-5.1-1
Keywords: ; Prestressed concrete; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Masonry; Lateral pressure; Seismic design; Diaphragms (Mechanics); Concrete slabs
Porter, M. L.; Yeomans, F. S.; Johnson, A. W.
Assembly of Existing Diaphragm Data.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.,
July 1990,
154 p.
Identifying Number(s): REPT-5.2-1
Keywords: ; Research management; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Masonry; Seismic design; Diaphragms (Mechanics); Wind loads; Concrete slabs
Tena-Colunga, A.; Abrams, D. P.
Response of an Instrumented Masonry Shear Wall Building with Flexible Diaphragms during the Loma Prieta Earthquake.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.,
December 1992,
112 p.
Identifying Number(s): UILU-ENG-92-2025
Keywords: Dynamic response; Loma Prieta earthquake; Earthquake engineering; Masonry; Walls; Office buildings; Palo Alto (California); Diaphragms (Mechanics); Shear strength
Costley, A. C.; Abrams, D. P.
Dynamic Response of Unreinforced Masonry Buildings with Flexible Diaphragms.
National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA.,
October 10, 1996,
326 p.
Keywords: Damage assessment; Seismic design; Soil-structure interactions; Diaphragms (Mechanics); Earthquake damage; Shear walls; Structural failure; Retrofitting; Nonlinear dynamics; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Seismic effects; Flexibility; Displacement; Model tests; Vibration tests; Framed structures; Nonlinear systems; Dynamic structural analysis; Dynamic response; Masonry; Structural vibration
Jain, S. K.
Analytical Models for the Dynamics of Buildings.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.,
January 1983,
215 p.
Identifying Number(s): EERL-83-02
Keywords: Floors; Bending; Buildings; Theses; Earthquake resistant structures; Boundaries; Vibration; Shear properties; Equations of motion; Walls; Acceleration; Flexibility; Diaphragms (Mechanics); Mathematical models; Deformation; Multistory buildings; Seismology; Beams (Structural); Dynamic structural analysis