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Proceedings from School Sites: Becoming Prepared for Earthquakes - Commemorating the Third Anniversary of the Loma Prieta Earthquake
(1993)
This report presents 27 short papers concerned with various aspects of earthquake preparedness in the schools. Six of the papers treat either structural or nonstructural considerations for the school building. Three papers ...
Sliding Mode Control for Seismic-Excited Linear and Nonlinear Civil Engineering Structures
(1994)
Control methods based on the theory of variable structure system (VSS) or sliding mode control (SMC) are presented for applications to seismic-excited linear, nonlinear and hysteretic civil engineering structures. Emphasis ...
Seismic Design of Bridge Columns Based on Control and Repairability of Damage
(1997)
This report describes development of a new seismic design paradigm, Control and Repairability of Damage (CARD). Replaceable/renewable sacrificial plastic hinge zone that use fuse-bar details form the basis of this approach. ...
A Program to Generate Site Dependent Time Histories: EQGEN
(1990)
This paper presents the final report of a study on the modeling of earthquake ground motion in seismically active zones. The first part of the study focuses on the use of parametric time series methods to model earthquakes. ...
Evaluation of Liquefaction Potential in Memphis and Shelby County
(1990)
This report summarizes the methodology and results of evaluation procedures for soil liquefaction potential in Memphis and Shelby County, Tennessee. Twenty-two representative sites were selected where appropriate geotechnical ...
NCEER-ATC Joint Study on Fragility of Buildings
(1995)
This report provides improved damage-motion relationships that can be used in regional earthquake damage and loss studies. Three main areas for modification of the existing ATC-13 damage probability matrices were investigated. ...
Generation of Hazard-Consistent Fragility Curves for Seismic Loss Estimation Studies
(1994)
This report presents an analytical method for generating fragility curves and corresponding damage probability matrix for structures subject to earthquakes. In the proposed method, seismic hazards, local soil conditions, ...
MUMOID User's Guide: A Program for the Identification of Modal Parameters
(1990)
The computer program MUMOID was developed to compute global damage indices for seismically damaged structures on the basis of the vibrational parameters such as the Maximum Softening. As such, the program identifies the ...
Geotechnical and Lifeline Aspects of the October 17,1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake in San Francisco
(1990)
The four main areas of San Francisco affected by soil liquefaction in the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake and 1906 San Francisco earthquake are the Marina, Foot of Market, South of Market, and Mission Creek districts. Liquefaction ...
Experimental Investigation and Computational Modeling of Seismic Response of a 1:4 Scale Model Steel Structure with a Load Balancing Supplemental Damping System
(1999)
An experimental study to investigate the seismic behavior of steel structures under the simulated ground motions is described. It is argued that damper distribution should be based on 1) either the interstory deformation ...