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  • Dyke, S. J.; Spencer, B. F.; Quast, P.; Sain, M. K.; Kaspari, D. C.; Soong, T. T.
    Experimental Verification of Acceleration Feedback Control Strategies for an Active Tendon System.
    National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA.; New York State Science and Technology Foundation, Albany., August 29, 1994, 106 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NCEER-94-0024
    Keywords: Dynamic response; Earthquake resistant structures; Earthquake engineering; Stochastic processes; Feedback control; Controllers; Structural engineering; Active tendon systems; Computerized simulation; Transfer functions; Structural analysis; Control systems design

  • Chai, Y. H.; Priestley, M. J. N.; Seible, F.
    Flexural Retrofit of Circular Reinforced Concrete Bridge Columns by Steel Jacketing. Experimental Studies.
    California State Dept. of Transportation, Sacramento. Office of Structures Design.; California State Business and Transportation Agency, Los Angeles.; Federal Highway Administration, Sacramento, CA. California Div.; National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., October 1991, 172 p.
    Identifying Number(s): UCSD/SSRP-91/06
    Keywords: ; Flexural strength; Highway maintenance; Bridge maintenance; Ductility; Earthquake damage; Reinforcement (Structures); Structural steels; Columns (Supports); Buckling; Bending moments; Retrofitting; Earthquake engineering; Reinforcing materials; Reinforced concrete; Bridge design; Deflection; Circular bodies; Design analysis; Earthquake resistant structures; Highway bridges; Structural analysis

  • 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

  • Cheok, G. S.; Lew, H. S.
    Performance of 1/3-Scale Model Precast Concrete Beam-Column Connections Subjected to Cyclic Inelastic Loads.
    October 1990, 110 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NISTIR-4433
    Keywords: ; Earthquake resistant structures; Beams (Supports); Experimental data; Joints (Junctions); Displacement; Precast concrete; Model tests; Concrete structures; Columns (Supports); Structural analysis; Cyclic loads

  • Literature Review on Seismic Performance of Building Cladding Systems.
    National Inst. of Standards and Technology (BFRL), Gaithersburg, MD., February 1995, 186 p.
    Keywords: ; Earthquake resistance; Ground motion; Buildings; Building codes; Earthquake engineering; Seismic design; Reinforced concrete; Soil-structure interactions; Steels; Literature surveys; Cladding; Structural members; Structural response; Construction; Precast concrete; Seismic effects; Structural analysis; Seismic isolation

  • Gordis, J. H.; Neta, B.
    Efficient Nonlinear Transient Dynamic Analysis of Structural Optimization Using an Exact Integral Equation Formulation.
    May 1999, 81 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NPS-ME-99-009
    Keywords: ; Integral equations; Structural integrity; Earthquakes; Finite element analysis; Time domain; Computerized simulation; Structural analysis; Algorithms

  • Pekcan, G.; Mander, J. B.; Chen, S. S.
    Seismic Retrofit of End-Sway Frames of Steel Deck-Truss Bridges with a Supplemental Tendon System: Experimental and Analytical Investigation.
    Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC., July 1, 2000, 186 p.
    Identifying Number(s): MCEER-00-0004
    Keywords: Damping (Engineering); Load paths; Steel structures; Computer programs; Earthquake engineering; Dynamic characteristics; Steel bridges; Seismic design; Bridge decks; Frames; Structural tests; Tendons (Materials); Steel deck truss bridges; Nonlinear time history analysis; Drain-2DX program; Model tests; Shaking table tests; Structural analysis; Bracing; Retrofitting

  • Yang, J. N.; Sarkani, S.; Long, F. X.
    Model Analysis of Nonclassically Damped Structural Systems Using Canonical Transformation.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., September 27, 1987, 72 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NCEER-87-0019
    Keywords: Dynamic response; Functions (Mathematics); Damping; Ground motion; Numerical integration; Earthquake engineering; Transformations; Vibration; Equations of motion; Seismic effects; Structural analysis

  • Hwang, H. H. M.; Jaw, J. W.; Shau, H. J.
    Seismic Performance Assessment of Code-Designed Structures.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., March 20, 1988, 61 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NCEER-88-0007
    Keywords: ; Earthquake resistant structures; Limit design method; Loads (Forces); Mechanical hysteresis; Shear properties; Mathematical models; Structural analysis; Nonlinear systems

  • Ferguson, P. M.
    Repair and Retrofit of Existing Structures. Report on a Workshop Held in Los Angeles, California on September 30-October 1, 1987.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Directorate for Engineering., December 1987, 75 p.
    Identifying Number(s): PMFSEL-87-6
    Keywords: ; Steel structures; Earthquake resistant structures; Meetings; Reinforced concrete; Structural engineering; Safety engineering; Concrete structures; Design standards; Structural analysis; Research projects; Maintenance