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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Students used balsawood and glue to build a scale-model tower that would withstand earthquakes in the host city, Salt Lake City, Utah. UB’s team finished with one of the top proposals about a month ...