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  • 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