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This project focuses on two research tasks promoting enhanced seismic building performance. Research Task 1 investigates the use of low-damage rocking systems
The Earthquake Risk Reduction in Buildings and Infrastructure Program conducts critical research to advance measurement science and enhance performance of the
The Performance-based Engineering Research for Multi-hazards (PERFORM) Structural Testbed will enable large-scale research on the performance of structures
In March, 2014, NIST completed its investigation of the 2011 Joplin tornado and issued a final report ( Final Report, NIST Technical Investigation of the May 22
Daniel Rhee, DongHun Yeo, Steve Pingree, Sophie Sisson, Eric Heumann, Mehedy Mashnad
This NIST Technical Note presents a User's Manual of the DAD_PBD software for mid- and high-rise steel structures. A Database-Assisted Design (DAD) method for
Yating Zhang, Juan Fung, Dustin Cook, Katherine Johnson, Siamak Sattar
This paper reviews the state of the art in using benefit–cost analysis (BCA) to inform earthquake risk reduction decisions by building owners and policymakers
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations for structural wind engineering applications require a fully developed boundary layer approach flow with
While recent advancements have been made in performance-based earthquake engineering to stochastically quantify functional recovery times for individual