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BABE: An Expert System for Structural Design of Bridge Abutments and Piers
A knowledge-based expert system named 'BABE' (Bridge and Building Evaluation) has been developed for the purpose of helping the user in planning, analysis and...

Current Research and Future Developments
A review of current research projects at the National Science Foundation on bridge engineering are reviewed and discussed with respect to immediate and future impacts. A look into the...

Effects of Vertical Motion on the Inelastic Behavior of Highway Bridges
The response of typical highway bridges to the vertical component of earthquake ground motion has a significant effect on their elastic behavior. When vertical motions are considered along...

Characteristics of a Structure-Foundation System
The dynamic characteristics of the structure-foundation system of a 1/4 -scale nuclear power plant containment model is studied using seismic records. The model structure is treated as...

Hydrodynamic Interaction Effects in Earthquake Response of Arch Dams
With the aid of earthquake response results it is demonstrated that the following hydrodynamic effects should be considered in the analysis of the earthquake response of concrete arch...

Big-Scaled Tilt Test on Uplifting Behavior of Oil Storage Tanks
The authors conducted a series of static tilt tests using a very big model with the full similitude in order to investigate the uplifting behavior of large-scaled tanks. The model was...

Seismic Vulnerability and Upgrading of Buildings Geotechnical-Geological Aspects
The effects of local soil conditions on the characteristics of earthquake motions (soil amplification) and on the dynamic response of structures for a given foundation type (soil structure...

Seismic Isolation of the USC University Hospital
This paper provides an overview of the various structural engineering tasks that are associated with the implementation of the design of a seismically isolated structure. The project is...

Seismic Isolation for the Los Angeles County Fire Command and Control Facility
The use of seismic isolation is becoming an increasingly important consideration in improving the earthquake lifelines of a community. This paper identifies the major problems encountered...

Development of Design Requirements for Seismically Isolated Structures
This paper provides background and describes on-going work by the Structural Engineers Association of California (SEAOC) to develop design requirements for seismically isolated structures....

Assessment of Transmission Line Foundations
Electric utilities are faced with the need to build new transmission lines or to upgrade existing lines to meet future demands. Because of economic constraints and the difficulty of obtaining...

The Church on Stilts
Christ Church Cathedral is an Anglican church situated in the heart of downtown Montreal. Constructed in 1859, it is a perfect example of English neogothic architecture, characterized...

Tension Leg Platform
a State of the Art Review
Prepared by the Task Group on Compliant Offshore Platforms of ASCE. This report considers the analysis and design of tension leg platforms (TLPs),...

Pressuremeter Evaluation of Glacial Till Bearing Capacity in Toronto Canada
Glacial tills were evaluated at three Toronto sites, using conventional methods, the pressuremeter and full scale caisson load tests. The geologic environment and specific subsurface conditions...

Foundation Engineering Constraints in Karst Terrane
Cavity-prone carbonate rocks are found in many Appalachian valleys and represent a poorly recognized hazard. This paper reviews the nature of the problem of founding above these Cambro-Ordovician...

Influence of Geologic Development on Horizontal Stress in Soil
Geologic history commonly controls the stress in natural soils, so that an understanding of the geology allows an assessment of the horizontal stress. This paper describes mechanistically...

Location of Geologic Discontinuities by Geophysical Techniques
An overview of the seismic refraction method and resistivity methods is given. These two geophysical techniques are integrated into a systematic method for locating geologic discontinuities...

Screw Plate Test for Drained and Undrained Soil Parameters
This paper describes a screw plate test device developed with a capability to measure the generation and dissipation of excess pore water pressure during testing in cohesive soils. The...

An Evaluation of Pile Design in Fraser River Delta Using In-Situ Tests
Modern methods of pile design often take advantage of in-situ test data. Thirteen axial pile capacity design methods have been evaluated using the results from eight full-scale pile load...

Collapsible Soils in the Antelope Valley�California
Soils subject to hydroconsolidation, commonly referred to as collapsible soils, have a potential to undergo significant volume reductions upon wetting, with or without additional loading...

 

 

 

 

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