Seismic Design Considerations for Uplifted Tanks
An evaluation of the most commonly used seismic design procedures for unanchored tanks is presented. It is noted that current standards are inconsistent in predicting the behavior of unanchored...

Input for Seismic Design of Major Structures
Effective seismic input considering the soil-structure interaction or soil-pile-structure interaction is presented. This approach takes the seismic wave as primitive input and considers...

Evaluation of US Seismic Code Provisions for Asymmetric-Plan Systems
The effects of plan asymmetry on the earthquake response of code-designed, one-story systems are identified with the objective of evaluating how well these effects are represented by torsional...

Lifeline Structure Design Issues?A Case Study of Current Bridge Seismic Design and Application of Recent Seismic Design Research
The purpose of this paper is to present the major design issues addressed in the design of Terminal Separation (Replace) and I-880 Reconstruction. To address these issues Caltrans set...

Tension Pile Test
The California Department of Transportation is conducting FULL SCALE AXIAL LOAD TESTS of 34 piles. This research project/proof test is being jointly conducted by public agencies (Caltrans...

Link Length Design and EBF Seismic Performance
Twenty eccentrically braced frames (EBFs) are designed using the current seismic design code and newly developed step-by-step design procedure. The EBFs have a variety of link lengths...

The European Approach to Seismic Design of Engineered Timber Constructions: The Case of Low-Dissipative Structures
In the present paper the importance of the dissipated energy on the actual structural behaviour of low-dissipative structures as glulam portal frames with mechanical fasteners under seismic...

Full Model Wind Tunnel Tests for the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge
In order to carry out final verification of the wind resistance safety of the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge under construction, which has the largest main span of 1,990 m, its full aeroelastic...

Effects of Drifting on Snow Loads on Large Roofs
In areas that experience significant snow fall, snow loads typically produce the governing environmental load cases for a large span roof. Therefore for large span roofs there are considerable...

Design Wind Speed and Design Criteria of Buildings
Design load recommendations of Architectural Institute of Japan(A.I.J.) are revised according to a common principle to all kinds of loads. The basic wind speed is defined as the annual...

Prediction of Wind-Induced Responses and Wind Loads
The Recommendations for Wind Loads of Buildings and Structures of the Architectural Institute of Japan have now been updated. This paper presents the drafts of the new Recommendations...

Wind Resistant Design and Response Control of Tall Building
This paper presents an overall view of the wind resistant design and response control of the tall buildings in Japan, the Crystal Tower in Osaka and the Landmark Tower in Yokohama. The...

The Effective Use of Fire Ratings
Any consideration of components for construction must take into account the performance of those components when they are exposed to fire. Codes, standards, and fire ratings provide some...

A California Tower: Response to Seismic Forces
First Interstate World Center is a signature building for the city of Los Angeles. The granite clad tower with its serrated facade rises 1,018 ft. above street level. It is the tallest...

Long-Span Design for Seismic Forces?A Case Study of the Anaheim Arena
The design for the Anaheim Arena roof evolved in response to the strict requirements for a structure in a seismic zone 4 location. The support of the 329 ft. (100 m) by 444 ft. (135 m)...

On the Numerical Simulation of Wind Loads on Structures
A new methodology for numerical simulation of 3-dimensional turbulent flow based on the use of a Galilean frame and the finite point method is presented. The pressure field of the solutions...

Steel Plate Energy Absorbers for Improved Earthquake Resistance
This paper discusses results of an combined experimental and analytical investigation on seismic response of frame structures using welded steel triangular plates as added damping and...

Passive Energy Dissipation Systems for Earthquake-Resistant Design
Passive energy dissipation devices, also known as supplemental damping devices, have been proposed as a means by which the earthquake resistance of a building can be substantially enhanced,...

Parametric Study of Structures with Added Viscoelastic Dampers
This paper presents the result of a parametric study on the seismic behavior of minimum weight-designed structures with and without added viscoelastic dampers. The structures are first...

Development of Computer-Based Models of Standards and Attendant Knowledge-Base and Procedural Systems
Existing and new technology can be used to develop a new generation of standards that would allow designers to use complex standards efficiently, help standard-writing bodies to detect...

 

 

 

 

Return to search