Keywords: seismic isolation, ASCE 7-2016 Standard, system property modification factors, bounding methods of analysis Abstract: This report provides guidance on the application of the provisions of ...

Keywords: Earthquake engineering, Seismic isolation, ASCE/SEI 7, Collapse performance, Risk assessment, Probabilistic analysis Abstract: This report presents an analytical study of the seismic ...

Code-based earthquake engineering is on the verge of getting simpler, thanks to the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program’s recommendation to replace the traditional seismic hazard maps with ...

The updated ASCE/SEI 7-22 Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Buildings and Other Structures includes the first-ever criteria for tornado-resistant design. “We’re not designing tornado ...