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Structural Engineer Newsletter Issue #15

A monthly publication of TheStructuralEngineer.info - Center for Integrating Information on Structural Engineering

September 2008


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Online Structural Engineering Library

A collection of publications available on the internet at no cost. (Currently 873 different recources in 20 sections).

New Additions:

Structural Analysis & Control

M.M. Gram, A.J. Clark, G.A. Hegemier, F. Seible, (2006). Laboratory simulation of blast loading on building and bridge structures. Dtructures under Shock and Impact IX. WIT Transactions on The Build Environment, Vol 87, WIT Press.

Bridges

Z. Orban, (2007). UIC Project on Assessment, Inspection and Maintenance of Masonry Arch Railway Bridges. ARCH'07: 5th International Conference on Arch Bridges, Multicomp, Lda Publishers, Madeira.

M. Gilbert, (2007). Limit Analysis Applied to Masonry Arch Bridges: State-of-the-Art and Recent Developments. ARCH'07: 5th International Conference on Arch Bridges, Multicomp, Lda Publishers, Madeira.

D. Marriott, A. Boys, A. Palermo, and S. Pampanin, (2006). Experimental Validation of High-Performance Hybrid Bridge Piers. Paper No. 19. Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Earthquake Engineering Annual Conference," Napier, New Zealand.

D. Marriott, A. Palermo, and S. Pampanin, (2006). Quasi-Static and Pseudo-Dynamic Testing of Damage Resistant Bridge Piers with Hybrid Connections. 1st European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology. A joint event of the 13th ECEE & 30th General Assembly of the ESC. Geneva, Switzerland.

Structural Reliability

B.M. Ayyub, I.I. Assakkaf, K.I. Atua, (2000). Reliability- Based Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) of Hull Girders for Surface Ships. ASNE Day 2000. American Society of Naval Engineers, Alexandria.

B.M. Ayyub, I.A. Assakkaf, J.E. Beach, W.M. Melton, N. Nappi, J.A. Conley, (2001). Methodology for Developing Reliability-Based Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) Guidelines for Ship Structures. Naval Engineers Journal, ASNE.

B.M. Ayyub, I.A. Assakkaf, J.P. Sikora, J.C. Adamchack, K. Atua, W. Melton, P.E. Hess, (2001). Reliability- Based Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) Guidelines for Hull Girder Bending. Naval Engineers Journal, ASNE.

I.A. Assakaf, B.M. Ayyub, P.E. Hess, D.E. Knight, (2002). Reliability-Based Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) Guidelines for Unstiffened Panels of Ship Structures. Naval Engineers Journal, ASNE.

I.A. Assakkaf, B.M. Ayyub, P.E. Hess, K. Atua, (2002). Reliability-Based Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) Guidelines for Stiffened Panels and Grillages of Ship Structures. Naval Engineers Journal, ASNE.

B.M. Ayyub, I.A. Assakkaf, D.P. Kihl, M.W. Sieve, (2002). Reliability-Based Design Guidelines for Fatigue of Ship Structures. Naval Engineers Journal, ASNE.

L. Schueremans and D. Van Gemert, (2003). System Reliability Methods Using Advanced Sampling Techniques. ESREL 2003, Maastricht.

Repair and Retrofit of Structures

S.A. Civjan, M.D. Englehardt, J.L. Gross, (2001). Slab Effects in SMRF Retrofit Connection Tests. Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. 127, No. 3, pp. 230-237.

C.M. Uang, Q.S. Yu, S. Noel, J.L. Gross, (2000). Cyclic Testing of Steel Moment Connections Rehabilitated With RBS or Welded Haunch. Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. 126, No. 1, pp. 57-68.

V.M. Karbhari, F. Seible, (1999). Design Considerations for the Use of Fiber Reinforced Polymeric Composites in the Rehabilitation of Concrete Structures. NISTIR 6288: NIST Workshop on Standards Development for the Use of Fiber Reinforced Polymers for the Rehabilitation of Concrete and Masonry Structures. Proceedings. January 7- 8, 1998, Tucson, AZ, Vol. 3, pp. 59-72.

V.S. GangaRao, P.V. Vijay, (1999). Draft Design Guidelines for Concrete Beams Externally Strengthened With FRP. NISTIR 6288: NIST Workshop on Standards Development for the Use of Fiber Reinforced Polymers for the Rehabilitation of Concrete and Masonry Structures, January 7-8, 1998, Tucson, AZ, Vol. 3, pp. 113-120.

B. Lizundia, W.T. Holmes, M. Longstreth, A. Kren, D.P. Abrams, (1997). Appendices: Development of Procedures to Enhance the Performance of Rehabilitated URM Buildings. NIST GCR 97-724-2. National Institute of Standard and Technology, Building and Fire Research Laboratory.

L.T. Phan, H.S. Lew, (1996). Strengthening Methodology for Lightly Reinforced Concrete Frames. 11th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Acapulco, Mexico, Elsevier Science Ltd.

G.S. Cheok (Ed.), (1995). Proceedings, Workshop on the Seismic Rehabilitation of Lightly Reinforced Concrete Frames. NISTIR 5741. Gaithersburg, Maryland. National Institute of Standards and Technology, Building and Fire Research Laboratory.

Concrete Structures

N.M. Hawkins, D.A. Kuchma, R.F. Mast, M.L. Marsh, K- H Reineck, (2005). Simplified Shear Design of Structural Concrete Members. National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 549. Transportation Research Board, Washington DC.

Helen Sze Wai Chow, (2007). Analysis of Piled-Raft Foundations with Piles of Different Lengths and Diameters. PhD Thesis, School of Civil Engineering, The University of Sydney, Australia.

B. Mezghiche, L. Zeghichi, R. Chebili, M. Mellas, (2006). Curing Methods of Precast Concrete Elements. Asian Journal of Civil Engineering (Building and Housing), Vol. 7, No. 6, pages 581-590.

P. Pampanin, A. Amaris, U. Akguzel, and A. Palermo, (2006). Experimental Investigations on High- Performance Jointed Ductile Connections for Precast Frames. 1st European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology. A joint event of the 13th ECEE & 30th General Assembly of the ESC. Geneva, Switzerland.

L. Schueremans, D. Van Gemert, S. Giessler, (2005). Chloride Penetration in RC-Structures in Marine Climate: in Site Survey, Analysis Model and Benefit of a Preventive Hydrophobic Treatment. International Workshop on Durability of Reinforced Concrete under Combined Mechanical and Climatic Loads (CMCL), Qingdao, China.

L.T. Phan, N.J. Carino, (2003). Code Provisions for High Strength Concrete Strength-Temperature Relationships at Elevated Temperatures. Materials and Structures, Vol. 36, No. 256, pages 91-98.

L. Schueremans and D. Van Gemert, (1997). Service Life Prediction Model for Reinforced Concrete Constructions, Treated with Water-repellent Compounds. ConChem Conference and Exhibition, Düsseldorf, Germany.

G. Cheok, W. Stone, J. Stanton, and D. Seagren, (1994). Beam-to-Column Connections for Precast Concrete Moment-Resisting Frames. Precast Seismic Structural Systems. 4th Joint Technical Coordinating Committee, Tsukuba, Japan.

Steel Structures

Nicholas S. Trahair, (2008). Design of Steel Equal Angle Lintels. Research Report No R890. School of Civil Engineering, The University of Sydney, Australia.

Nicholas S. Trahair, (2008). Buckling Analysis Design of Steel Frames. Research Report No R891. School of Civil Engineering, The University of Sydney, Australia.

Gabriele Eccher, (2007). Isoparametric Spline Finite Strip Analysis of Perforated Thin-Walled Steel Structures. PhD Thesis, School of Civil Engineering, The University of Sydney, Australia. Department of Mechanical and Structural Engineering, University of Trento.

Cold Formed Steel Structures

Derrick C.Y. Yap & Gregory J. Hancock, (2008). Experimental Study of High Strength Cold-Formed Stiffened Web Steel Sections. Research Report No R889. School of Civil Engineering, The University of Sydney, Australia.

Composite Structures

Andre Plumier and Catherine Doneux, (2001). European Development of Seismic Design Guidelines for Composite Steel Concrete Structures. University of Liege, Belgium.

Seismic Design

J.M. Bracci, A.M. Reinhorn, J.B. Mander, (1992). Seismic Resistance of Reinforced Concrete Frame Structures Designed Only for Gravity Loads. Technical Report NCEER-92-0027. National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research. State University of New York at Buffalo.

Jonathan P. Stewart, (2008). Overview of Soil-Structure Interaction Principles. Seminar on Practical Applications to Deep Foundations. Earthquake Engineering Research Institute. University of California, Los Angeles.

Mark A. Moore & Emma Goodson, (2008). Practical Modeling Considerations: Impact of Foundation Modeling on the Earthquake Response of a RC Shear Wall and MRF Building. Seminar on Practical Applications to Shallow Foundations. Earthquake Engineering Research Institute.

Craig D. Comartin, (2008). Performance-Based Guidelines for Practitioners: Foundations and SSI aspects of FEMA 356 and 440. Seminar on Practical Applications to Shallow Foundations. Earthquake Engineering Research Institute.

Mike Mahoney, (2008). Performance-Based Earthquake Engineering for Geotechnical and Structural Engineers. Seminar on Practical Applications to Shallow Foundations. Earthquake Engineering Research Institute. FEMA.

Suyamburaja Arulselvan and K.Subramanian, (2008). Experimental Investigation on Three Dimensional RC Infilled Frame - RC Plane Frame Interactions With Slab for Seismic Resistance. American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 5, No. 4, pp. 328-333. Science Publications.

Barry J. Goodno, James I. Craig, Thitikorn Losiriluk, (2003). Out-of-Plane Capacity and Rehabilitation of Partial Height Masonry Partitions.
Final Report. MAE Project ST-9. MID-America Earthquake Center.

J.I. Craig, J.D. Frost, B.J. Goodno, (2007). Rapid Assessment of Fragilities for Collections of Buildings and Geostructures. Project DS-5. Georgia Institute of Technology. MID-America Earthquake Center.

J.I Craig, B.J. Goodno, P. Towashiraporn, J. Park, (2002). Response Modification Applications for Essential Facilities. Project ST-4 Final Report. Mid- America Earthquake Center.

Ali M. Memari, Shahriar Rafiee, Alireza Y. Motlagh and Andrew Scanlon, (2001). Comparative Evaluation of Seismic Assessment Methodologies Applied to a 32- Story Reinforced Concrete Office Building. Technical Note. Journal of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 3, No. 1, pages 31-44.

Earthquake & Tsunami Reports

General

H.S. Lew, R.W. Bukowski, N.J. Carino, (2005). Design, Construction and Maintenance of Structural and Life Safety Systems. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster. NIST NCSTAR 1-1.

China

Kit Miyamoto, (2008). Sichuan China M8 Earthquake Field Investigation Report. Report from Miyamoto International.

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Educational Structural Websites

A collection of educational websites on specific subjects of the structural engineering field. (A total of 102 resources available in 16 categories).

New Additions:

Courses

Lecture and Class Notes on Temporary Structures by Professor Kamran M. Nemati. Available from University of Washington.

Lecture Notes on Reinforced Concrete Design by Dave Hultenius, Associate Professor, State University of New York College of Technology at Delhi.

Lecture Notes on Reinforced Concrete Design by Prof. A.M. Reinhorn, Professor, Department of Civil, structural and Environmental Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York.

Lecture Notes on Introduction to Structural Design by Ibrahim A. Assakkaf, Center for Technology and Systems Management, University of Maryland.

Lecture Notes on Design of Concrete Structures by Ibrahim A. Assakkaf, Center for Technology and Systems Management, University of Maryland.

Lecture Notes on Mechanics of Materials by Ibrahim A. Assakkaf, Center for Technology and Systems Management, University of Maryland.

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Virtual Structural Engineer

The Virtual Structural Engineer presents specific topics in Structural Engineering through photos, maps, diagrams and videos using also accompanying texts. (Currently available 33 resources in 5 categories).

New Additions:

Earthquakes

May 12, 2008 Sichuan Earthquake, photos from Veronica Cedillos, project manager with Geohazards International, who visited Chengdu, Dujiangyan, Bailu, Pengzhou, Mianzhu, and Hanwang in July 2008.

May 12, 2008 Sichuan Earthquake, National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering, Taiwan.

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Structural Engineering Software Listing

The Structural Engineering Software Listing includes programs, spreadsheets and web applications on analyses of beams, frames & plates, on design of steel and concrete as well as other related fields. There are currently 64 programs divided into 10 categories that are available for free.

New Additions:

Structural Analyses Programs

MOVLOADS: is a spreadsheet program written in MS- Excel for the purpose of analysis of simple-span members subjected to from one (1) up to eight (8) moving wheel loads with up to seven (7) wheel spacings.

Analyses of Frames

FRAME: is a spreadsheet program written in MS-Excel for the purpose of plane frame analysis of portal and gable rigid plane frames subjected to various types of loading.

Concrete Design

RECTBEAM: is a spreadsheet program written in MS- Excel for the purpose of analysis/design of rectangular beam or column sections.

REBARS: is a spreadsheet program written in MS- Excel for the purpose of determining reinforcing bar development and splice lengths.

GRDSLAB: is a spreadsheet program written in MS- Excel for the purpose of analysis of concrete slabs on grade.

FOOTINGS: is a spreadsheet program written in MS- Excel for the purpose of analysis of rigid rectangular spread footings with up to 8 total piers, and for either uniaxial or biaxial resultant eccentricities.

Steel Design

CLIPCONN: is a spreadsheet program written in MS- Excel for the purpose of analysis of steel beam end connections using double clip angles.

DECKSLAB: is a spreadsheet program written in MS- Excel for the purpose of analysis and design of slabs on metal deck.

ENDPLMC9: is a spreadsheet program written in MS- Excel for the purpose of analysis and design of end plate moment connections per the AISC 9th Edition (ASD) Manual.

PRYING9: is a spreadsheet program written in MS- Excel for the purpose of analysis for prying action in structural steel connections per the AISC 9th Edition (ASD) Code.

PONDING9: is a spreadsheet program written in MS- Excel for the purpose of analysis for ponding for low slope or flat roof systems in structural steel per the AISC 9th Edition (ASD) Code.

STIFFNER: is a spreadsheet program written in MS- Excel for the purpose of analysis of steel beams subject to concentrated loads.

WELDGRP: is a spreadsheet program written in MS- Excel for the purpose of analysis of weld groups.

JOIST: is a spreadsheet program written in MS-Excel for the purpose of analysis of steel joists.

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Events in Structural Engineering

2008:

3rd Conference on Earthquake Hazards in the Eastern San Francisco Bay Area. 22-24 October, 2008. California State University, East Bay Campus.

2010:

9th U.S. National and 10th Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering: Research Beyond Borders. 25-29 July, 2010. Toronto, Canada.

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Structural Engineering Community Blogs

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