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    Structural Engineer Newsletter Issue #11
    A monthly publication of TheStructuralEngineer.info - Center for Integrating Information on Structural Engineering
    May 2008

    Greetings

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    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.

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    Educational Structural Websites

    A collection of educational websites on specific subjects of the structural engineering field. (A total of 90 resources available in 16 categories).

    New Additions:

    Tall Buildings Skyscrapers

    Burj Dubai - World's tallest structure.

    Bridges

    Hangzhou Bay Bridge: the longest sea-crossing bridge in the world.

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    Structural Engineering Forum and Bulletin Board

    Welcome to TheStructuralEngineer.info Forum & Bulletin Board. The forum is intended to serve as an interactive resource to support structural engineering in general. Over the coming months all the facilities on the site will be extended, producing a functional and interactive experience for all our visitors and members.

    We encourage you to participate in this new offering as a part of our continued efforts to educate, by joining our community, free of charge, and share in this rapidly developing project.

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    Events in Structural Engineering

    2008:

    European Seismological Commission ESC 2008, 31st General Assembly. 07-12 September 2008. International Conference Center "Creta Maris", Hersonissos, Crete, Greece.

    33rd Annual Conference on Deep Foundations & 11th International Conference on Piling and Deep Foundations, 15-17 October, 2008. Hilton New York, New York, NY 10019.

    2009:

    Protection of Historical Buildings by Reversible Mixed Technologies - Prohitech 2009 Conference. 21-24 June 2009. Rome, Italy.

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