Online
Structural Engineering Library
A collection of publications available on the
internet at no cost. (Currently 696 different recources in 19 sections).
New Additions:
Bridges
Calderone, D. Lehman, J. Moehle, (2001). Behavior of Reinforced
Concrete Bridge Columns Having Varying Aspect Ratios and Varying
Lengths of Confinement. PEER Report 2000/08. Pacific Earthquake
Engineering Research Center, College of Engineering, University of
California, Berkeley.
Repair and Retrofit of Structures
D. von Winterfeldt, N. Roselund, A. Kitsuse, (2000). Framing Earthquake
Retrofitting Decisions: The Case of Hillside Homes in Los Angeles. PEER
Report 2000/03. Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center, College
of Engineering, University of California, Berkeley.
M. Sasani, V. Bertero, J. Anderson, (1999). Rehabilitation of
Nonductile RC Frame Building Using Encasement Plates and
Energy-Dissipating Devices. PEER Report 1999/12. Pacific Earthquake
Engineering Research Center, College of Engineering, University of
California, Berkeley.
J. Anderson, X. Duan, (1998). Repair/Upgrade Procedures for Welded Beam
to Column Connections. PEER Report 1998/03. Pacific Earthquake
Engineering Research Center, College of Engineering, University of
California, Berkeley.
Concrete Structures
J. Wallace, J. Stewart, A. Whittaker, (1999). Building Vulnerability
Studies: Modeling and Evaluation of Tilt-
up and Steel Reinforced Concrete buildings. PEER Report 1999/13.
Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center, College of Engineering,
University of California, Berkeley.
Klaus Juvas, Aulis Kappi, Kai Salo, Erik Nordenswan. The Effects of
Cement Variations on Concrete Workability. Publication No. 26-3. Nordic
Concrete Research.
Marianne Tange Jepsen. Green Concrete. Publication No. 24-3. Nordic
Concrete Research.
Kare Johansen, Tor Arne Hammer. Drying Shrinkage of "Norwegian"
Self-Compacting Concrete. Publication No. 27-4. Nordic Concrete
Research.
Harald Justnes, Erik J. Sellevold, Bert Reyniers. Chemical Shrinkage Of
Cement Pastes With Plasticizing Admixtures. Publication No. 24-4.
Nordic Concrete Research.
Prestressed Concrete Structures
Peter F. Takacs, Terje Kanstad. Strengthening Prestressed Concrete
Beams with Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Plates. Publication No.
25-2. Nordic Concrete Research.
Steel Structures
T. Kim, A. Whittaker, A. Gilani, V. Bertero, S. Takhirov, (2000).
Cover-Plate and Flange-Plate Reinforced Steel Moment-Resisting
Connections. PEER Report 2000/07. Pacific Earthquake Engineering
Research Center, College of Engineering, University of California,
Berkeley.
Composite Structures
I. Nishiyama, S. Morino, K. Sakino, H. Nakahara, T. Fujimoto, A. Mukai,
E. Inai, K. Makoto, H. Tokinoya, T. Fukumoto, K. Mori, K. Yoshioka , O.
Mori, K. Yonezawa, M. Uchikoshi, Y. Hayashi, (2002). Summary of
Research on Concrete-Filled Structural Steel Tube Column System Carried
Out Under The US-JAPAN Cooperative Research Program on Composite and
Hybrid Structures. BRI Research Paper No. 147, 176p. Available from
BRI.
Seismic Design
Bjarni Bessason, Thordur Sigfusson. Capacity and Earthquake Response
Analysis of RC-Shear Walls. Publication No. 27-1. Nordic Concrete
Research.
Earthquake & Tsunami Reports
Pakistan:
Learning from Earthquakes: First Report on the Kashmir Earthquake of
October 8, 2005, EERI special Earthquake Report, Dec. 2005. Available
from EERI. C. Scawthorn. Report from Pakistan, University of Kyoto .
Available from EERI.
Durgesh C. Rai, C.V.R. Murty. Preliminary Report on the 2005 North
Kashmir Earthquake of October 8, 2005.
Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology,
Kanpur. Available from EERI.
Dr. A. Naeem, Dr. Qaisar Ali, Muhammad Javed, Zakir Hussain, Amjad
Naseer, Syed Muhammad Ali, Irshad Ahmed, Muhammad Ashraf. A Summary
Report on Muzaffarabad Earthquake, Pakistan. Earthquake Engineering
Center at the Department of Civil Engineering, N-W.F.P. University of
Engineering and Technology, Peshawar, Pakistan. Available from EERI.
Amita Sinvhal, Ashok D. Pandey, Sachin M. Pore. Report on the 8th
October 2005 Kashmir Earthquake. Department of Earthquake Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India. Available from EERI.
T. Schacher, (2005). Observations on the Situation in the Kagan Valley,
Pakistan, hit by the 8 October 2005 Earthquake. Available from EERI.
A Preliminary Geoseismological Report on Kashmir Earthquake of 8th
October 2005. Geological Survey of India Northern Region. Available
from EERI.
A. Hussain. A Segment of Main Boundary Thrust Triggered October 8, 2005
Earthquake, Pakistan. Available from EERI.
Peru:
Learning from Earthquakes: The Pisco, Peru Earthquake of August 15,
2007. EERI Special Earthquake Report, October 2007. Available from
EERI.
Fabio Taucer, Dr. John Alarcon, Emily So, (2007). European Earthquake
Engineering Field Investigation Team (EEFIT) Preliminary Report. 2007
August 15 Magnitude 7.9 Earthquake near the Coast of Central Peru.
Available from EERI.
Quick Report of Building Damages in 2007 Peru Earthquake. Taiki Saito
Building Research Institute, 24th August 2007. Available from BRI.
Carlos Zavala, Miguel Estrada, Patricia Gibu, Leslie Chang, Lourdes
Cardenas. Reporte Preliminar de Danos en Estructuras debido al Sismo
del 15/08/2007. Universidad Nacional De Ingenieria Lima-
Peru, Facultad de Ingenieria Civil. Centro Peruano Japones De
Investigaciones Sismicas Mitigation De Desastres - Cismid. Available
from EERI.
General
K.E. Cox, S.A. Ashford, (2002). Characterization of Large Velocity
Pulses for Laboratory Testing. PEER Report 2002/22. Pacific Earthquake
Engineering Research Center, College of Engineering, University of
California, Berkeley.