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Web Sites
SIPs and SSPs Are Not the Same
David Carradine, Frank Woeste and Scott M. Kent. Reprinted by permission by permission of TIMBER FRAMING: Journal of the Timber Framers Guild, Number 60 (June 2001).
Dr. Ray's Home Page
Contains many full-text online papers on road safety.
Impacts of Earthquakes on Buildings from Shaken Awake!
Covering a few types of buildings - mobile homes, unreinforced masonry, non-wood, and wood.
Moment Frame Design
Basic concept of earthquake resistant structures.
Prof. Egor P. Popov's Research Page
On the seismic behavior of structural steel connections and Nippon steel project.
SAC Steel Project
Investigation of the damage to welded steel moment frame buildings in the 1994 Northridge.
Structural Design for Dynamic Loads
The Arch 721 class web site, University of Virginia.
Structural Dynamics Laboratory, Kyoto University of Japan
The Structural Dynamics Lab is a research unit specializing in the issues associated with the seismic design of civil engineering structures.
Suites of Earthquake Ground Motions for Analysis of Steel Moment Frame Structures
As part of the System Performance Team, Woodward-Clyde Federal Services has developed several suites of ground motions to be used for analyses of model buildings in Los Angeles, Seattle, and Boston.
The Earthquake of Athens and Response of Structures
Photos of damages of September 99 earthquake in Athens.
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Technical Articles
1994 Northridge Earthquake: Performance of Structures, Lifelines and Fire Protection Systems
A research report (PDF format file) by Building and Fire Research Laboratory, NIST.
Behaviour of Large Base Isolated Prestressed Concrete Bridges During the Recent Exceptional Earthquakes in Turkey
An article written by A. Marioni.
Concrete Problems in Turkey Earthquake
A large part of the fearsome death toll in Turkey is attributable to the collapse of reinforced-concrete buildings.
Dynamic Analysis
Basic concept of dynamic analysis of structure (PDF format file).
Dynamic Analysis Using Response Spectrum Seismic Loading
Overview of response spectrum method in seismic design of structure (PDF format file).
Dynamic Analysis by Numerical Integration
A paper (PDF format file) investigating how to speed up numerical seismic analysis of structure.
Effects of Variable Axial Load on Seismic Behavior of Bridge Piers
Overview of a research project.
Engineering and Design - Response Spectra and Seismic Analysis for Concrete Hydraulic Structures
Engineer manual from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Evaluation of the Seismic Capacity of an Existing Thick Wall Reinforced Concrete Structure Using Probabilistic Criteria
A research report (PDF format file) by Building and Fire Research Laboratory, NIST.
FEMA Issues New Design, Construction Guidelines To Avoid Building Failures In Major Earthquakes
An article from about.com.
NIST Research Program on the Seismic Resistance of Partially-Grouted Masonry Shear Walls
A research report (PDF format file) by Building and Fire Research Laboratory, NIST.
Performance of HUD-Affiliated Properties During the January 17, 1994 Northridge Earthquake
A research report (PDF format file) by Building and Fire Research Laboratory, NIST.
Seismic Analysis Modeling to Satisfy Building Codes
Integrating three-dimensional dynamic analysis into building codes of seismic design (PDF format file).
Seismic Resistance of Vertical Joints in Precast Shear Walls
A research report (PDF format file) by Building and Fire Research Laboratory, NIST.
Speed of Computer Systems
Investigating the impact of computer speed on structural analysis (PDF format file).
Standard Test Procedures for Seismic Isolation Systems
A research report (PDF format file) by Building and Fire Research Laboratory, NIST.
Status of the U.S. Precast Seismic Structural Systems (PRESSS) Program
A research report (PDF format file) by Building and Fire Research Laboratory, NIST.
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