Seible, F.; Hegemier, G. A.; Priestley, M. J. N.; Kingsley, G. R.; Kurkchubasche, A. G.; Igarashi, A.
U.S.-TCCMAR 5-Story Full-Scale Masonry Research Building Test. Preliminary Report.
National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA.,
October 1992,
68 p.
Keywords: Earthquake damage; Concrete slabs; Masonry buildings; Buildings; Structural design criteria; Earthquake resistant structures; Earthquake engineering; Dynamic response; Masonry; Structural vibration; Damage assessment; Reinforcement (Structures); International cooperation; Structural failure; Walls; Displacement; Construction materials; Cracks; Japan; United States; Ductility
Igarashi, A.; Seible, F.; Hegemier, G. A.
Development of the Generated Sequential Displacement Procedure and the Simulated Seismic Testing of the TCCMAR 3-Story In-Plane Walls.
National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA.,
June 1993,
118 p.
Keywords: Damage assessment; Walls; Japan; Earthquake damage; Moments; Degrees of freedom; Algorithms; Structural vibrations; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Displacement; Deformation; Dynamic structural analysis; Dynamic response; Masonry buildings; Earthquake resistant structures; USA; Loads (Forces); Masonry; Generated Sequential Displacement Test Method; Structural gailure; International cooperation
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