Results 1 to 10 of about 186,767 (332)
Shear walls have high strength and stiffness, which could be used at the same time to resist large horizontal loads and weight loads, making them pretty beneficial in several structural engineering applications.
Ahmed Saeed +5 more
doaj +1 more source
Improving Loss Estimation for Woodframe Buildings. Volume 2: Appendices [PDF]
This report documents Tasks 4.1 and 4.5 of the CUREE-Caltech Woodframe Project. It presents a theoretical and empirical methodology for creating probabilistic relationships between seismic shaking severity and physical damage and loss for buildings in ...
Beck, James L. +6 more
core
Cost-Effectiveness of Stronger Woodframe Buildings [PDF]
We examine the cost-effectiveness of improvements in woodframe buildings. These include retrofits, redesign measures, and improved quality in 19 hypothetical woodframe dwellings.
Beck, James L. +2 more
core +2 more sources
Analisis Respons Struktur Portal Baja Bertingkat Akibat Kandungan Frekuensi Gempa yang Berbeda [PDF]
Indonesia is one of the countries that located in the quake zone. But not all earthquakes that occur is a devastating earthquake. Some earthquake parameters that affect the level of damage from a building structure are the peak ground acceleration ...
Afisha, E. (Elly) +2 more
core
Epic Human Failure on June 30, 2013 [PDF]
Nineteen Prescott Fire Department, Granite Mountain Hot Shot (GMHS) wildland firefighters and supervisors (WFF), perished on the June 2013 Yarnell Hill Fire (YHF) in Arizona.
B Stanton +6 more
core +1 more source
Effect of foundation rigidity of reinforced concrete MRF-wall on lateral force and drift [PDF]
This study investigates the lateral force distribution and structural drift of moment frames and shear walls under different ground motions with different magnitude.
Iman Hakamian
doaj
Stranded People; Mythical Narratives About the First Inhabitants of Mentawai Islands [PDF]
In this paper, I examine the stories about the origins of the first inhabitants of the Mentawai Islands. My aim is to understand the perspective of the local community in seeing themselves in the particular place and space where they live in the Mentawai
Tulius, J. (Juniator)
core
System Identification of Constructed Facilities: Challenges and Opportunities Across Hazards [PDF]
The motivation, success and prevalence of full-scale monitoring of constructed buildings vary considerably across the hazard of concern (earthquakes, strong winds, etc.), due in part to various fiscal and life safety motivators.
News +3 more
core +1 more source
Nonlinear Time History Analysis for Seismic Effects on Reinforced Concrete Building
A typical Reinforced Concrete (RC) building frame comprising of RC columns and connecting beams that participates in resisting the earthquake forces.
A. Hasan +3 more
doaj +2 more sources
Structural behavior of single bay two-story basalt fiber reinforced concrete frame
This study focuses on structural design, which is a primary aspect of civil engineering. Investigating the behavior of reinforced concrete (RC) frame systems subjected to lateral loading and estimating the damage state of a structure still remain ...
Gnanasundar Valarmathi Moorthy +2 more
doaj +1 more source

