The five-year research program considered the seismic design of corrugated metal decks, with and without concrete topping, as a diaphragm system that is an integral part of the steel structure. Photo ...

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat announced in Dubai that current codes of practice around the world are inadequate for the seismic design of tall buildings and has called for a more ...

Learn how seismic-resilient bridge design uses advanced materials, curved geometry modeling, shape memory alloys, and performance-based methods to reduce earthquake damage and downtime.

IRVING, TX — A new report that examines the required wall thickness for a fully fused high-density polyethylene (HDPE) water main to withstand the lateral spread from an earthquake or other seismic ...

Reflecting changing currents in engineering design and material availability, the American Concrete Institute has updated its 318 standard to ACI 318-25, with a new sustainability guide and updated ...

This blog post was co-authored by NBBJ Principal Andrzej Czech and Associate Sandra Lozano, and KPFF Principal Mark Hershberg and Associate Maikol Del Carpio. Earthquakes cost the nation an estimated ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

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Keywords: Seismic designs. Large pile groups. Caissons. Retrofitting. Long-span bridges. Ground motions. Soil-foundation-structure interaction (SFSI). Kinematic soil-pile interaction. Linear stiffness ...

The importance of withstanding earthquakes and their consequences has proven to be critical for the safety of nuclear power plants, and seismic re-evaluation has been identified as an important step ...