1-12 of 12
Keywords: earthquake
Close
Follow your search
Access your saved searches in your account

Would you like to receive an alert when new items match your search?
Close Modal
Sort by
eBook Chapter
Book: Masonry
Series: ASTM Selected Technical Papers
Publisher: ASTM International
Published: 2010
ISBN: 978-0-8031-3424-9
... seismic design and detailing provisions for masonry and masonry veneer. earthquake design masonry veneer Reprinted from JAI, Vol. 7, No. 3 doi:10.1520/JAI102740 Available online at www.astm.org/JAI Richard E. Klingner,1 P. Benson Shing,2 W. Mark McGinley,3 David I. McLean,4 Hussein Okail,5...
eBook Chapter
Series: ASTM Selected Technical Papers
Publisher: ASTM International
Published: 2003
ISBN-10: 0-8031-3457-6
ISBN: 978-0-8031-3457-7
..., an “Earthquake-Isolated Curtain Wall System” (EICWS) has been developed and tested in the Building Envelope Research Laboratory at Penn State University. By decoupling each story level of the wall system from adjacent story levels, the EICWS has shown an inherent ability to accommodate large interstory...
eBook Chapter
Series: ASTM Selected Technical Papers
Publisher: ASTM International
Published: 1996
ISBN-10: 0-8031-2006-0
ISBN: 978-0-8031-2006-8
... The National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) Reauthorization Act (Public Law 101-614) requires that the President adopt “standards for assessing and enhancing the seismic safety of existing buildings constructed for or leased by the Federal Government” by 1 Dec. 1994. The act...
eBook Chapter
Series: ASTM Selected Technical Papers
Publisher: ASTM International
Published: 1994
ISBN-10: 0-8031-1877-5
ISBN: 978-0-8031-1877-5
... for this work is discussed in terms of both the sensitivity of earthquake ground response analyses to input material properties, as well as the limitations of existing design methodologies for specifying material behavior. The scope and objectives of the research program are outlined. Results are presented from...
eBook Chapter
Series: ASTM Selected Technical Papers
Publisher: ASTM International
Published: 1994
ISBN-10: 0-8031-1877-5
ISBN: 978-0-8031-1877-5
... of the difficulties. soil dynamic testing centrifuge earthquake Ronald F. Scott I REVIEW OF PROGRESS IN DYNAMIC GEOTECHNICAL CENTRIFUGE RESEARCH REFERENCE= Scott, R. F., "Review of Progress in Dynamic Geotechnical Centrifuge Research," Dynamic Geotechnical Testinq II, ASTM STP 1213, Ronald J. Ebelhar...
eBook Chapter
Series: ASTM Selected Technical Papers
Publisher: ASTM International
Published: 1994
ISBN-10: 0-8031-1877-5
ISBN: 978-0-8031-1877-5
... A laminar box has been constructed at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to permit accurate dynamic centrifuge testing of geotechnical and soil-structure models subjected to horizontal one-dimensional earthquake excitation at the base of a soil deposit. The container is designed for dry...
eBook Chapter
Series: ASTM Selected Technical Papers
Publisher: ASTM International
Published: 1992
ISBN-10: 0-8031-1471-0
ISBN: 978-0-8031-1471-5
... Characteristics of the subsurface soils are considered to be one of the causes of the tremendous damage in Mexico City due to the 1985 Michoacan Mexico earthquake. In order to estimate the distribution of the subsurface soils in a horizontal plane, profiles of the soil layers, and a discussion...
eBook Chapter
Series: ASTM Selected Technical Papers
Publisher: ASTM International
Published: 1990
ISBN-10: 0-8031-1285-8
ISBN: 978-0-8031-1285-8
... The Loma Prieta earthquake (M L =7.1) produced only minor damage to solid waste landfills located near the epicenter. Site personnel were interviewed using a questionnaire to determine Modified Mercalli Intensity customized for landfills. Questionnaire results showed maximum intensities of VII...
eBook Chapter
Series: ASTM Selected Technical Papers
Publisher: ASTM International
Published: 1990
ISBN-10: 0-8031-1453-2
ISBN: 978-0-8031-1453-1
.... Implications of the results for design and test procedures are discussed. analysis design earthquake masonry walls Mark Merryman, Gilberto Leiva, Nicholas Antrobus, and Richard E. Klingner IN-PLANE SEISMIC RESISTANCE OF TWO-STORY COUPLED CONCRETE MASONRY W&LLS REFERENCE: Merryman, M., Leiva, G...
eBook Chapter
Series: ASTM Selected Technical Papers
Publisher: ASTM International
Published: 1969
ISBN-10: 0-8031-0006-X
ISBN: 978-0-8031-0006-0
... Instability of earth structures and yielding and flow in soils due to earthquake loadings may be traced quite often to the problem of large displacements directly relatable to the resultant dynamic load condition occurring in the soil. This study examines the problem of large strain performance...
eBook Chapter
Series: ASTM Selected Technical Papers
Publisher: ASTM International
Published: 1969
ISBN-10: 0-8031-0006-X
ISBN: 978-0-8031-0006-0
... An attempt is made to relate the results of unconfined compression tests on saturated clays to the strength and bilinear stress-strain parameters which will govern the behavior of the clay during and after earthquakes. Simple-shear pulsating-load tests on three soils indicate that while...
eBook Chapter
Series: ASTM Selected Technical Papers
Publisher: ASTM International
Published: 1969
ISBN-10: 0-8031-0006-X
ISBN: 978-0-8031-0006-0
... Pulsating loading triaxial tests were performed on saturated samples of soil to determine the effect of grain size, grain-size distribution, and grain shape on the strength of soil under simulated earthquake loading conditions. Comparing soils tested at the same relative density and confining...