| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 821 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps |
| Contents |
Collapses of Masonry Structures under Non-Extreme Loads -- Damage and Loss Assessment of Pre-70 RC Frame Buildings with FEMA P-58 : A Case Study -- Precedential Consequences of the Recent Myrick Lawsuit : Using ASCE 7-10 and ASCE 41-13 Performance Targets to Manage Seismic Risk in the Legal Arena -- Precedential Consequences of the Recent Beacon Lawsuit : Foreseeing Harm to Third Parties Caused by the Unsatisfactory Seismic Performance of a Flawed Design -- Performance-Based Engineering and the Evaluation of Existing Buildings Potential Legal Ramifications -- Evaluation of the Retrofitting Effect of a Building Based on FEMA P-58's Quantitative Method and EPRS Rating Criteria -- Professional Negligence of Engineers Providing Seismic Retrofit Design Services -- A Move toward Improved Portfolio Seismic Risk Assessment Methods for the Practicing Engineer -- A Seismic Loss Assessment Procedure for Masonry Buildings -- An Assessment of Seismic Floor Accelerations in Wood Shear Wall Buildings -- Seismic Evaluation of Drywall Suspended Ceilings Using Shake Table Testing and the Finite Element Analysis -- Seismic Evaluation of Lay-In Panel Suspended Ceilings Using Static and Dynamic and an Assessment of the U.S. Building Code Requirements |
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Discussion of FEMA P-807 for the Retrofit of Soft-Story Buildings -- Experimental Developments in Isolation/Energy Dissipation Platforms for the Seismic Protection of Equipment in Multistory Facilities -- Performance of an Architectural Precast Concrete Building Facade under Seismic Loading : Influence of the Initial Design Drift -- Pounding of San Francisco-Type "Soft Story" Midblock Buildings -- Example Case Studies of Soft-Story Retrofits Using the San Francisco Ordinance -- Experimental and Analytical Study of the Dynamic Characteristics of Architectural Precast Concrete Cladding -- Experimental Seismic Performance Assessment of Hospital Building Contents -- Seismic Response of a Steel SMF Building : Comparison between Conventional Design and Damper Options -- Seismic Evaluation and Retrofit Design of an Airport Passenger Terminal Building |
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Modeling the Performance of Rehabilitated Extremely Damaged Concrete Columns and a Masonry Wall for Analysis and Design -- Historic Desmond Building Retrofit A Case Study of the Seismic Retrofit of a Non-Ductile Concrete Building in the Los Angeles Area -- Mitigating Seismic Risks in Historical Masonry : An Example Project -- Beneficial Uses and Misuses of the California Historical Building Code -- Introduction to the California Historical Building Code -- The Shocking Secrets of Rocking Shear Walls -- Fortifying the Castle on the Hill : Seismic Retrofit of UC Berkeley's Historic Bowles Hall -- Nonlinear Dynamic Evaluation of a Hospital Stair Tower with SSI and Pounding Effects -- Proposed Changes to Steel Column Evaluation Criteria for Existing Buildings -- UCSF Clinical Sciences Building : Seismic Rehabilitation Case Study -- Evaluation and Remediation of Pre-Northridge Steel Moment Frame Column Splices -- Seismic Evaluation and Retrofit of a 1970s High-Rise Welded Moment Frame Structure A Performance-Based Approach -- Seismic Evaluation and Retrofit of Older Concentrically-Braced Frames -- Out-of-Plane Seismic Performance of URM Walls with Retrofitted Parapets and Flexible Diaphragms -- Design Decision Support for Steel Frame Buildings through an Earthquake-Induced Loss Assessment |
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Seismic Retrofit of a Machine Shop at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard -- Starbucks Reserve Roastery and Tasting Room, Seattle, Washington -- Seismic Upgrade of Four-Story Wood-Framed Condominium Buildings -- Nonlinear Analysis of Squat RC Walls Using Three-Dimensional Continuum Finite Element Models -- Gravity Load Collapse and Vulnerability of Existing Buildings -- Nonlinear Analysis Methods for Flexural Seismic Reinforced Concrete Walls -- Nonlinear Truss Modeling Method for the Analysis of Shear Failures in Reinforced Concrete and Masonry Structures -- Seismic Isolation and the Structural Retrofit of Haitian Heritage Cathedrals -- Evaluations, Repairs, and Retrofit of the Historic Sherman Building in Washington, DC, following the 2011 Mineral, VA, Earthquake -- New Integrated Knowledge-Based Approaches to the Protection of Cultural Heritage from Earthquake-Induced Risk -- Seismic Retrofit of a High-Rise Steel Moment Resisting Frame Using Fluid Viscous Dampers -- Retrofit of Steel-Frame Buildings Using Enhanced Gravity-Frame Connections -- An Innovative Method for the Seismic Retrofitting of Existing Steel Moment Frame Structures Using Side Plate Technology |
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System Identification of a Two-Story Infilled RC Building in Different Damage States -- Experimental Investigation on the Seismic FRP Retrofit of Realistic Full-Scale RC Beam-Column Joints -- BRBM Frames : An Improved Approach to Seismic-Resistant Design Using Buckling-Restrained Braces -- Design Procedure for Claddings with Dissipative Connections in Seismic Zones -- Interactive Seismic Map of Los Angeles -- California Building Officials' Interim Guidance on the Barricading and Stabilization of Buildings with Substantial Damage in Disasters -- Experimental Investigation on the Seismic Retrofit of Existing Reinforced Concrete Buildings Using Steel Plate Shear Walls -- Seismic Retrofit of Industrial Precast Concrete Structures Using Friction Dampers : Case Study from Turkey -- Displacement-Based Assessment of Cantilever Masonry Elements under Out-of-Plane Actions -- Large-Scale World Bank Seismic Risk Reduction Program for Public Buildings in Metro Manila, Philippines -- Seismic Risk Management in the New Zealand Context -- Performance-Based Retrofit of School Buildings in British Columbia, Canada : An Update -- The U.S. Resiliency Council (USRC) and the Building Rating System -- The U.S. Resiliency Council's (USRC) Goals, Objectives, and Founding Principles -- Third Edition Update of FEMA P-154 : Rapid Visual Screening for Potential Seismic Hazards -- FEMA ROVER Version 2 and ROVER ATC-20, Mobile Earthquake Safety Software -- Development and Validation of a Computational Model of the Self-Centering Beam Moment Frames (SCB-MF) -- Design and Construction of Controlled Rocking Steel Braced Frames in New Zealand |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF information screen (ASCE Library, viewed December 4, 2015) |
| Subject |
Earthquake engineering -- Congresses.
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Earthquake resistant design -- Congresses.
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Leon, Roberto T., editor
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American Society of Civil Engineers, issuing body
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Applied Technology Council, sponsor
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Structural Engineering Institute, sponsor
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| ISBN |
0784479720 (PDF) |
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9780784479728 (PDF) |
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