ATC 40 : Seismic Evaluation and Retrofit of Concrete Buildings

Examples for the Design of Structural Concrete with Strut-and-Tie Models (SP-208)

Examples for the Design of Structural Concrete with Strut-and-Tie Models (SP-208) contains selected papers presented at the 2002 ACI Fall Convention in Phoenix by members of ACI Subcommittee 445-A, Shear and Torsion: Strut-and-Tie Models. The publication’s primary purpose is to show engineers how to apply strut-and-tie modeling according to Appendix A. These papers will also give you insight into the development of Appendix A of ACI 318-02 and summarize important tests that confirm strut-and-tie modeling as a rational basis for the design of structural concrete.

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Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Handbook

Geotechnical earthquake engineering can be defined as that subspecialty within the field of geotechnical engineering which deals with the design and construction of projects in order to resist the effects of earthquakes. Geotechnical earthquake engineering requires an understanding of basic geotechnical principles as well as geology, seismology, and earthquake engineering. In a broad sense, seismology can be defined as the study of earthquakes. This would include the internal behavior of the earth and the nature of seismic waves generated by the earthquake.

Complete Building Construction (Audel Technical Trades Series)

The fifth edition of Complete Building Construction contains substantially revised and expanded material to treat new developments. Some earlier material has been retained with slight modifications. Many of these changes are a result of environmental concerns, energy conservation, and increasing building and operating costs.
The book’s objective is to provide in a single volume a compendium of the best of current building design and construction practices, as well as information that is most useful to those who must decide which building materials and what construction methods to use. The emphasis is on the why of construction.

Journal of Structural Engineering (ASCE March 2009)

1. Special Perforated Steel Plate Shear Walls with Reduced Beam Section Anchor Beams. I: Experimental Investigation
2. Special Perforated Steel Plate Shear Walls with Reduced Beam Section Anchor Beams. II: Analysis and Design Recommendations
3. Direct Strength Design of Cold-Formed Purlins
4. Single-Span Deep Beams Subjected to Unsymmetrical Loads
5. Unified Strength Model for Square and Circular Concrete Columns Confined by External Jacket
6. Seismic Fragility Analysis and Retrofit of Conventional Residential Wood-Frame Structures in the Central United States
7. Fully Reversed Cyclic Loading of Shear Walls Fastened with Engineered Nails
8. Intrinsic Damping: Modeling Techniques for Engineering Systems
9. Behavior of Reinforced and Posttensioned Concrete Members with a UHPFRC Overlay under Impact Loading
10. U.S. Hurricane Wind Speed Risk and Uncertainty
11. Quantitative Comparison of Optimization Approaches for the Design of Supplemental Damping in Earthquake Engineering Practice
12. Capacities of OSB-Sheathed Light-Frame Shear-Wall Panels with or without Perforations
13. Review of The History of the Theory of Structures—From Arch Analysis to Computational Mechanics by Karl-Eugen Kurrer