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Backbone Curve Variations on Steel Building Seismic Response

June 2, 2023
Author(s)
Bruce Maison, Matthew Speicher, Dimitrios Lignos
A 4-story steel moment-frame building designed according to ASCE 7 was used in a numerical parameter study to assess the effects of modeling features on peak drift demands. Features studied included strength, stiffness, ductility, and degradation along

Effects of Modeling Decisions on the Lateral Performance of Cold-Formed Steel Framed Walls

October 17, 2022
Author(s)
Zhidong Zhang, Matthew Speicher, Amanpreet Singh, Tara Hutchinson, Benjamin Schafer
This study proposes a modeling protocol for the lateral performance of cold-formed steel (CFS) framed wall-lines that contain both steel sheet sheathed shear walls as well as gravity walls and may include the impact of non-structural finish on these wall

Application of ASCE 41 to a two-story CFS building

October 22, 2020
Author(s)
Matthew Speicher, Zhidong Zhang, Benjamin W. Schafer
The objective of this paper is to summarize the evaluation results from applying the updated performance-based seismic design provisions: ASCE 41-17, on a cold-formed steel framed building sited in a location with high seismic demands. The assessment

Seismic Evaluation of a 2-Story Cold-Formed Steel Framed Building using ASCE 41-17

September 29, 2020
Author(s)
Matthew S. Speicher, Ivana Olivares, Benjamin W. Schafer
The objective of this report is to assess the adequacy of new provisions in ASCE 41 for seismic assessment of cold-formed steel framed buildings. A two-story cold-formed steel (CFS) framed building that has been designed to contemporary seismic standards

Loading Protocols and Backbone Curves: U.S. and Japan Perspectives

September 13, 2020
Author(s)
Bruce F. Maison, Kazuhiko Kasai, Matthew Speicher
With the gaining popularity of performance-based engineering, it is essential to have reliable estimates of component (e.g., steel beam or column) performance under actual earthquake loading demands. In the United States, a component backbone curve

Seismic Stability Assessment of Steel Moment Frames and Implications for Design

September 13, 2020
Author(s)
Larry Fahnestock, Shitao Shi, Matthew Speicher
Although it is clear that a building must be capable of carrying gravity loads while developing large inelastic deformations and associated lateral displacements during a large earthquake, achieving this performance objective in day-to-day practice still

Collapse Risk of Steel Special Moment Frames per FEMA P695

February 5, 2020
Author(s)
Matthew S. Speicher, Jazalyn D. Dukes, Kevin K. Wong
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) performance-based seismic design standard, ASCE 41, contains methodologies used by practicing engineers to assess existing buildings and to design new buildings. In 2015, the National Institute of Standards

The Blind Side: Using ‘Canned’ Loading Protocols in Seismic Testing

June 17, 2019
Author(s)
Matthew S. Speicher, Bruce F. Maison
The seismic behavior of a building component (e.g., shear wall) is a fundamental attribute engineers need to assess the earthquake performance of a building. It is no surprise that component behavior is often dependent on the loading history. Repeatedly

Using FEMA P695 to Interpret ASCE 41 Seismic Performance of Special Moment Frames

June 25, 2018
Author(s)
Matthew S. Speicher, Jazalyn D. Dukes, Kevin K. Wong
ASCE 41 contains methodologies used by practicing engineers for the assessment of existing buildings and the design of new buildings. The National Institute of Standards and Technology recently completed a study investigating the relationship between ASCE

ASCE/SEI 41 Predicted Performance of Newly Designed BRBFs

January 8, 2017
Author(s)
Matthew Speicher, John Harris
Structural engineers in the United States have turned to performance-based design methodologies for design of new buildings in order to find improved design solutions as compared to those obtained using prescriptive design provisions of current model

Loading Protocols for ASCE 41 Backbone Curves

November 1, 2016
Author(s)
Bruce F. Maison, Matthew Speicher
ASCE 41-13 is an industry standard for seismic evaluation and retrofit of existing buildings. Alternative component modeling and acceptance criteria are based on a backbone curve constructed from an envelope of component hysteresis loops derived via