Buckling-restrained braced frames (BRBF) have become a very popular lateral resisting system due to their balanced, full hysteresis and the ability to tailor both stiffne [...]

Metal Buildings with precast concrete or masonry walls (hard walls) have been identified by analytical modeling, shake table tests, and earthquake reconnaissance as being [...]

It is a well-known fact that all earthquakes have three orthogonal components of acceleration including two horizontal and one vertical acceleration. Current design pract [...]

Base isolation systems generally perform well under design-level ground motions to reduce both interstory drift and acceleration demands. During a larger than anticipated [...]

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 [...]