This paper discusses the seismic performance assessment of a 4-story and an 8-story steel-frame building using the FEMA P-695 Far Field ground motion set. The response us [...]

Modeling of inherent damping in nonlinear dynamic analysis has generated significant interest over the past 35 years, and there is little agreement as to the approach tha [...]

Wood-frame shear wall buildings are commonly used for residential and non-residential buildings. Reliable prediction of the seismic behavior of this structural system req [...]

Nonlinear dynamic analysis is an accepted procedure to assess the performance of building structures during earthquakes. Several documents have emerged to provide guidanc [...]

Several experimental and mathematical studies on light frame wood structures (LFWS) have been performed in the last few decades. The current residential design guideline [...]

Engineers are renowned for their ability to creatively solve problems through the application of the fundamentals of science and mathematics. In the field of structural e [...]

A new type of moment resisting steel frame, called a Hybrid Moment Resisting Frame, is described. Unlike a typical moment frame, where all member sizes and connection det [...]

The current U.S. seismic design provisions for steel moment resisting frames generally result in structures for which stiffness is the controlling factor in the design. T [...]