Qualification System for Building Engineers in Korea
This paper introduces and discusses the qualification system for professional engineers in Korea which was first established thirty years ago under the Professional Engineers Act. This...
A Multimedia Learning Environment for Statics
A multimedia learning environment (MLE) is being developed in the area of statics within the framework of SUCCEED's Curriculum 21. An overview is presented which includes: discussions...
A New Laboratory for Teaching Structural Engineering
A new, practical, computer-assisted laboratory, 'AN/EX,' has been developed for teaching structural engineering. Specifically, AN/EX has been developed to encourage cross-verification...
COAST Educational Program for Teaching Structural Analysis
The paper presents a computer program designed as a teaching aid for structural analysis and finite element courses. The main objective of the program is to illustrate major steps and...
Seismic Research Program for Highway Construction
This paper provides an overview of the highway research program being conducted by the National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (NCEER). This six-year program, which is sponsored...
Discontinuous Control of Seismic-Excited Nonlinear and Hysteretic Structures
Based on the theory of variable structure system (VSS) or sliding mode control (SMC), discontinuous control methods are presented for application to seismic-excited nonlinear civil engineering...
Harmonization of Reliability-Based Timber Engineering Codes and Standards
An overview of activities related to harmonization of reliability-based timber design codes and standards is presented. The overview is based on information generated through a NATO Advanced...
Criteria for Acceptable Wind-Induced Motions
This paper discusses criteria for evaluating acceptable wind-induced building motions. The paper draws on the results of moving room experiments and the performance of actual buildings...
Methods to Control Wind-Induced Building Motions
The wind-induced response of tall buildings can be controlled by global design modifications that can be placed in three broad categories, namely, design changes in structural systems,...
Damping Systems for Controlling Wind Induced Motions of Structures
This paper presents the state-of-the-art in damping systems for controlling wind induced motion of structures and their applications in the U.S. and Japan. Both passive and active systems...
Wind Deflection Probability Analysis
A statistical analysis is performed which analyses the probability of various magnitudes of deflections of a cable-stayed roof occurring due to wind uplift. Extensive wind analyses were...
Wind Effects and Countermeasures During Erection of a Cable-stayed Bridge
The cable-stayed bridge over the Karnali River in the Kingdom of Nepal was completed in 1992. Extensive wind tunnel testing indicated the likely wind response during construction. Several...
Multi-mode Aerodynamic Analysis of Long-Span Bridges
Multi-mode responses to wind excitation have been estimated in the past by considering the response of each mode and then taking the root-sum-square for the total response. Other procedures,...
Synthetic Wind for Investigations in Time-Domain
Buffeting investigations of large bridges carried out in time-domain permit modelling of the non-linearity of the system and wind force. Correct simulation of the natural wind plays a...
Estimation of Structural Damping of Buildings
The full-scale data on damping ratio are collected from 77 buildings within Japan. Almost all data are obtained from vibrations with a very small amplitude such as microtremor, man-power...
A Statistical Analysis of Wind Damage to Single-Family Dwellings Due to Hurricane Hugo
The claim files of 575 policy holders of the South Carolina Windstorm and Hail Underwriting Association were analyzed to determine the nature of wind damage to single-family dwellings...
Current and Future Research in Steel Bridge Structures
The topics I have listed are ones which I am aware through discussions with various researches, designers, and industry representatives. The list of topics is presented as a starting point...
Seismic Issues in Structural Engineering Codes and Practice
It is necessary that we view the seismic events in an overall probabilistic mode and determine the criteria for acceptable damage at various levels of service in the building. We need...
Aesthetic Considerations in the Design of a Stack Extension
The Connecticut D.E.P. mandated increase in height of the boiler stack at Backus Hospital in Norwich, CT presented many problems. Adding a new 45 foot vertical section atop the old brick...
Civil Engineering and Civic Monuments: The Commissioning, Design and Public Perception of Urban Infrastructure Projects
This paper analyzes the roles that some infrastructure projects play as civic monuments and public places, and how these functions interact with their technical performance and utility....
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