Earthquake Response of Five Story Reinforced Concrete Masonry Test Building
In 1986, a full-scale five story reinforced masonry test building is to be constructed in the Japan Building Research Institute Large-Scale Structure Test Laboratory, and through 1987...
Full Scale Tests of Cladding Components
A full scale, six story, steel frame at the Building Research Institute, Tsukuba, Japan was constructed for a series of projects in the U. S. -Japan Cooperative Research Program. This...
Stiffness Parameters Identification of Frames
Four widely used methods of structural system identification are presented. A new formula and its derivation, based on the Bayesian estimation theory, is given. Time domain responses of...
Dynamic Soil-Structure Interaction for RC Lifelines
The behavior of buried cylinders merits attention because of the impact of lifeline survivability under earthquake effects, and failures may adversely affect many communities that employ...
Effect of Seismic Wave Inclination on Structural Response
A new procedure is developed using the computer program SASSI to evaluate the effects of inclined propagating shear waves on three-dimensional seismic soil-structure interaction (SSI)...
Application of Modern Control Theory for Building Structures
Active control systems can be used to reduce the effect of strong-motion earthquakes. During the past two decades, various approaches have been applied to find the optimal control law....
Interdependence of Dynamic Analysis and Experiment
This paper emphasizes the importance of experimental research to the development of reliable analytical methods for predicting the behavior of structures subjected to static or dynamic...
Ambient Vibration Testing of the Foothill Communities Law and Justice Building
This paper presents the results of two ambient vibration tests conducted on the Foothill Communities Law and Justice Center Building. One ambient test was performed in 1985. The second...
A Stochastic Source Spectrum for Engineering Application
The solution of a point source (double couple) combined with K. Aki/A. S. Papageorgiou's stochastic source model is used to establish the power spectrum at the acceleration...
Dynamic Response Correlation Using Simplified Models
A simplified model for building response which has a W. Ramberg-W. R. Osgood hysteresis is developed in a discrete sense. It is then used to evaluate the response of an instrumented, bearing...
Large Scale Testing Facility for the Evaluation of Structural Systems Under Critical Loads
The Charles Lee Powell Structural Systems Laboratory at the University of California, San Diego, provides, with a 50 ft. high reaction strong wall and a 120 multiplied by 50 ft. box girder...
A Recommended Federal Action Plan for Reducing Earthquake Hazards of Existing Buildings
In September 1985 a Five-Year Plan for reducing earthquake hazards of existing buildings was submitted to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. This plan, prepared by the Applied Technology...
Performance of an Earthquake Excited Roof Diaphragm
The objective of this paper is to study the earthquake performance of the roof diaphragm of the West Valley College gymnasium in Saratoga, California through a complete set of acceleration...
Complex Tower Meets Quake Code
A Los Angeles building consists of a triangular 23-story office tower stacked on top of an 11-story rectangular parking garage. The dual-shape is unique in seismically active southern...
Port Planning after Earthquake Damage
The earthquake of March 1985 affected two important ports in Chile: Valparaiso and San Antonio. While emergency measures succeeded in solving immediate operational problems, there remain...
Berthing Simulation Method for Fender System
For the design of marine fender systems, berthing and mooring forces should be taken into account. Berthing forces are considered in this paper. A unique berthing simulation method has...
Notes on Geotechnical Input to the Design of Graving Drydocks
These notes discuss geotechnical considerations in the design of graving drydocks, in particular the floors and walls of the structure. The effect of ground-water conditions in the design,...
Soil-Structure Interaction in Seismic Environments
Soil-structure interaction depends on the mass, stiffness and the damping of the structure as well as on the geometry and embedment of the foundation and on the properties of the soil....
Dynamic Response of Structures
The primary goal of the third specialty conference on the dynamics of structures was to provide a forum for dialogue between engineers conducting experimental tests and those developing...
Lifeline Seismic Risk Analysis?Case Studies
These papers employ design concepts and procedures in lifeline seismic risk analysis. Two of the papers describe the seismic hazards in the northwestern United States. A systems model...
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