Griffith, M. C.; Aiken, I. D.; Kelly, J. M.
Experimental Evaluation of Seismic Isolation of a 9-Story Braced Steel Frame Subject to Uplift.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.,
May 1988,
145 p.
Identifying Number(s): UCB/EERC-88/05
Keywords: ; Bearings; Steel structures; Vibration isolators; Earthquake resistant structures; Earthquake engineering; Buildings; Structural vibration; Earthquakes; Experimental data; Vibration damping; Stiffness; Earth movements; Structural members; Framed structures
Zayas, V.; Low, S.; Bozzo, L.; Mahin, S.
Feasibility and Performance Studies on Improving the Earthquake Resistance of New and Existing Buildings Using the Friction Pendulum System.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.,
September 1989,
308 p.
Identifying Number(s): UCB/EERC-89/09
Keywords: Dynamic response; Earthquake damage; Performance evaluation; Buildings; Vibration isolators; Earthquake resistant structures; Friction; Cost effectiveness; Loads (Forces); Structural vibration; Pendulums; Seismic design; Structural design; Earthquake engineering; Vibration damping; Friction Pendulum System; Structural members; Mathematical models; Rehabilitation; Feasibility studies
Sedarat, H.; Bertero, V. V.
Effects of Torsion on the Linear and Nonlinear Seismic Response of Structures.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.,
September 1990,
344 p.
Identifying Number(s): UCB/EERC-90/12
Keywords: Dynamic response; Dynamic structural analysis; Building codes; Earthquake engineering; Structural vibration; Reinforced concrete; Shear properties; Torsion; Earth movements; Structural members; Linear systems; FACTS computer program; Concrete structures; Mathematical models; Bending moments; Seismic waves
Ettouney, M. M.; Daddazio, R. P.
Nonlinear Seismic Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Buildings. Phase 1.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Small Business Innovation Research Programs.,
September 30, 1989,
42 p.
Keywords: ; Dynamic response; Buildings; Computer programs; Earthquake resistant structures; Earthquake engineering; Structural vibration; Earthquakes; Reinforced concrete; Seismic effects; Structural members; Plastic properties; Mathematical models; Deformation; Nonlinear systems; Dynamic structural analysis
Waqfi, O. M.; Kariotis, J. C.
Comparison of the Dynamic Response of a Damped MDOF Nonlinear Beam Model with an Equivalent SDOF Hysteretic Model.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.,
April 27, 1992,
92 p.
Identifying Number(s): REPT-2.3-6
Keywords: ; Dynamic response; Damping; Earthquake engineering; Beams (Supports); Mechanical hysteresis; Masonry; Loads (Forces); Reinforcement (Structures); Structural vibration; Mechanical properties; Walls; Stiffness; Structural members; Earth movements; Degrees of freedom; Displacement; Mathematical models; Deformation; Nonlinear systems; Energy dissipation
Kiureghian, A. D.; Neuenhofer, A.
Response Spectrum Method for Multiple-Support Seismic Excitations.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.,
August 1991,
76 p.
Identifying Number(s): UCB/EERC-91/08
Keywords: Dynamic response; Earthquake engineering; Beams (Supports); Frequencies; Response Spectrum Method; Structural vibration; Seismic effects; Structural members; Degrees of freedom; Displacement; Mathematical models; Structural analysis; Seismic waves
Phan, L. T.; Lew, H. S.; Johnson, M. K.
Literature Review of Strengthening Methodologies of Existing Structures.
June 1988,
132 p.
Identifying Number(s): NBSIR-88/3796
Keywords: Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Beams (Supports); Case studies; Reinforced concrete; Structural members; Strength; Columns (Supports); Construction joints; Ductility
Blackman, B.; Popov, E. P.
Studies in Steel Moment Resisting Beam-to-Column Connections for Seismic-Resistant Design.
National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA.; American Inst. of Steel Construction, Chicago, IL.,
October 1995,
158 p.
Identifying Number(s): UCB/EERC-95/11
Keywords: ; Earthquake resistance; Load distribution; Building codes; Earthquake engineering; Failure (Mechanics); Loads (Forces); Seismic design; Welds; Joints (Junctions); Brittleness; Structural steels; Failure analysis; Seismic effects; Structural members; Structural response; Columns (Supports); Beams (Structural); Dynamic structural analysis
Cheng, F. Y.; Lou, K.; Sheng, L. H.
Collapse Studies of Mission-Gothic Undercrossing and Bull Creek Canyon Channel Bridge during the January 17, 1994 Northridge Earthquake.
National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA.,
August 1996,
137 p.
Identifying Number(s): CIVIL ENGINEERING STUDY-96-6
Keywords: Earthquake damage; Dynamic response; Ductility; Damage assessment; Ground motion; Soil-strucutre interactions; Cracking (Fracturing); Collapse; Highway bridges; Nonlinearity; Dynamic strucutral analysis; Finite element method; Failure analysis; Seismic effects; Structural members; Displacement; Columns (Supports); Flared columns; Northridge Earthquake; Reinforced concretes; Bending
Jia, Z. H.; Ketter, R. L.
Experimental Study of 'Elephant Foot Bulge' Instability of Thin-Walled Metal Tanks.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.,
February 22, 1989,
56 p.
Identifying Number(s): NCEER-89-0004
Keywords: Failure; Thin walled shells; Shells (Structural forms); Earthquake engineering; Steel structures; Experimental data; Elephant foot bulge; Structural members; Design criteria; Storage tanks; Steel construction; Design standards; Structural analysis