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Nonlinear Behavior of Precast Concrete Shear Walls under Simulated Earthquake Loading
This paper presents experimental and analytical results on precast concrete shear walls under earthquake loading. It was observed in both small scale models tested and the computer analysis...

Field Tests of Wind-Structure Interaction
The present study was initiated to investigate the possible causes for excessive lamp failure rates on High Mast illumination towers in the State of Minnesota. The study consisted of two...

Dynamic Tests of LNG Storage Tanks for Earthquake Analysis of Liquid-Tank-Pile-Soil Interaction
This paper presents a field test procedure for determining the dynamic properties of large liquid natural gas (LNG) storage tanks under operating conditions. Two methods of vibratory excitation...

Floating Bridges in Short-Crested Random Seas
Four large concrete floating bridges located in Washington State have been the subject of extensive analytical modeling for dynamic response to storm waves. The dynamic analysis of the...

Significance of Nonlinear Modeling of R/C Columns to Seismic Response
Columns in reinforced concrete (R/C) structures exhibit complex hysteretic behavior during earthquakes. This can significantly influence predictions of overall response and damage distribution....

Earthquake Analysis of Liquid Storage Tanks
In the design of modern liquid storage tanks, it is of technical importance to examine their safety against earthquake damage. The methodologies used in design do not account for the major...

Building Records from 1984 Morgan Hill Earthquake
The dynamic response of 23 structures instrumented by the California Strong Motion Instrumentation Program was recorded during the magnitude 6. 2 (ML) Morgan Hill earthquake of 24 April...

Explosion Hazards to Urban Structures
Manufacture, storage and transportation of chemicals capable of exploding at energy levels comparable to TNT has increased in recent years. Land areas adjoining such facilities and transportation...

Some Experimental Results on the Dynamic Behaviour of a 40m Guyed Mast
This paper presents the first results and elaborations obtained from the tests of an experimental 40m tall guyed mast. The instruments installed to date are a cup anemometer on the mast...

Response of the San Juan Bautista 156/101 Bridge to the 1979 Coyote Lake Earthquake
Strong-motion accelerograms are used to examine the response of a multiple-span highway bridge to earthquake loading. Estimates of modal frequencies and damping values for the first two...

Seismic Behavior of Long-Span Cable-Stayed Bridges
Special features of the earthquake-response analysis of cable-stayed bridges, subjected to multiple-support excitation, are presented including a basis for calculation of seismic forces...

Seismic Response Analysis of Two Major Bridge Structures
The seismic response analyses of two major bridge structures have been conducted. In these two bridges, portions of the piles are either submerged in the water or free-standing within...

Performance of Existing Buildings: Results of Benchmark Structure Analyses Performed in U.S.-Japan Workshops
In response to the need for better understanding of current safety evaluation methodologies, three U. S. -Japan workshops have been conducted on the evaluation of the performance of existing...

Three Phase Design for Wind Loads on Structures
The successful design of a structure requires three phases of work. These phases are: conceptual design, design development and design verification. The conceptual design is undertaken...

Nonlinear Dynamic Response ofWindow Glass Plates Using Finite Difference Method
C. V. G. Vallabhan has established an efficient iterative procedure to solve the Von Karman nonlinear plate equations using finite difference method for a rectangular plate. Here the method...

Wind Loads and Building Response Predictions Using Force Balance Techniques
The use of force balance techniques to measure mean and dynamic wind loads on models of buildings and structures is discussed. Advantages of using force balance techniques over estimating...

Modeling 3-D Response in R/C Frame-Wall Structures
As part of the recent U. S. -Japan Cooperative Research Program on the seismic performance of buildings, a 1/5-scale model of a 7-story reinforced concrete frame-wall structure, was constructed...

Building Identification: Needs and Means
The need to conduct 'system identification' of existing buildings by nondestructive testing is discussed. A recommended flow-chart is exemplified. Existing dynamic...

Earthquake Response Simulation Capacity of Pseudo Dynamic Testing?Experimntal Demonstration and Analytic Evaluation
The response accuracy of the pseudo dynamic test was evaluated from the shake table and pseudo dynamic tests conducted for a two story steel braced frame model. The obtained responses...

Evaluation of Seismic Strengthening of an Existing Building Using Base Isolation
This paper summarizes a study performed by Englekirk and Hart, Inc. to evaluate the feasibility of using base isolation to seismically upgrade an existing highrise building. To realize...

 

 

 

 

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