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    Structural Engineer Newsletter Issue #17
    A monthly publication of TheStructuralEngineer.info - Center for Integrating Information on Structural Engineering
    November 2008

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    Online Structural Engineering Library

    A collection of publications available on the internet at no cost. (Currently 968 different recources in 20 sections).

    New Additions:

    Bridges

    A.M. Boquera, A.A. Dura and I.B. Reig, (2007). Structural Analysis for the Diagnosis of Crackings in the Gothic Masonry Structures of the Vaults of Serranos Bridge in Valencia, Spain. ARCH'07: 5th International Conference on Arch Bridges, Multicomp, Lda Publishers, Madeira, pp. 497-506.

    M. Betti, G.A. Drosopoulos and G.E. Stavroulakis, (2007). On the Collapse Analysis of Single Span Masonry/Stone Arch Bridges with Fill Interaction. ARCH'07: 5th International Conference on Arch Bridges, Multicomp, Lda Publishers, Madeira, pp. 617- 624.

    W. Lu, Y. Sun, Z. Zhang, Z. Yu, L. He and M. Wang, (2007). A Key Technique of Construction for Wuxia Yangtze River Bridge. ARCH'07: 5th International Conference on Arch Bridges, Multicomp, Lda Publishers, Madeira, pp. 839-848.

    Standards and design codes

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, (2007). Seismic Design for Buildings. Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC), Report No. UFC 3-310-04.

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, (2005). Structural Design Criteria for Structures Other Than Buildings. Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC), Report No. UFC 3- 320-05A.

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, (2004). Design: Hazardous Waste Storage. Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC), Report No. UFC 4-451-10N.

    Repair and Retrofit of Structures

    Bridges

    F. Martins, (2007). Improvement, Reinforcement and Protection of the Foundations of the Sernada do Vouga Railway Bridge. ARCH'07: 5th International Conference on Arch Bridges, Multicomp, Lda Publishers, Madeira, pages 719-728.

    Steel Structures

    C.M. Uang, Q.S. Yu, S. Noel, J. 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.

    Concrete Structures

    Sergio M. Alcocer, (2008). Monolithic and Cyclic Behavior of Deep Beams Designed Using Strut-and- Tie Models. ACI Structural Journal.

    P. Revathi, (2007). Slenderness Effects in Reinforced Concrete Beams. ACI Structural Journal.

    Miguel Fernandez Ruiz, (2007). On Development of Suitable Stress Fields for Structural Concrete. ACI Structural Journal.

    Keun-Hyeok Yang, (2007). Influence of Shear Reinforcement on Reinforced Concrete Continuous Deep Beams. ACI Structural Journal.

    Steel Structures

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, (2006). Welding - Design Procedures and Inspections. Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC), Report No. UFC 3-320-01A.

    D. Duthinh, (2000). Connections of Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Structural Members: A Review of the State of the Art. United States Department of Commerce, Technology Administration, National Institute of Standard and Technology, NISTIR 6532. BFRL Publications.

    Masonry Structures

    A.P Russell, and J.M. Ingham, (2008). Trends in the Architectural Characterisation of Unreinforced Masonry in New Zealand. 14th International Brick and Block Masonry Conference (14IBMAC), 17-20 February, Sydney, Australia.

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, (2006). Cold-Formed Load Bearing Steel Systems and Masonry Veneer/Steel Stud Walls. Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC), Report No. UFC 3-310-07A.

    G. Milani, P.B. Lourenco, A. Tralli, (2005). A Micro- Mechanical Model for the Homogenized Limit Analysis of Out-Of-Plane Loaded Masonry Walls. 10th International Conference on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering Computing, Rome, Italy, Paper 185.

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, (2005). Masonry Structural Design for Buildings. Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC), Report No. UFC 3-310-05A.

    Seismic Design

    Edmund Booth, Philippe Bisch, (2008). Manual for the Seismic Design of Steel and Concrete Buildings to EC8. 14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Beijing, China.

    Edmund Booth, Robin Spence, Daniel Curtin and Emily So, (2008). Seismic Risk Management of an International Portfolio of Buildings. 14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Beijing, China.

    Goutam Mondal and Sudhir K. Jain, (2008). Lateral Stiffness of Masonry Infilled Reinforced Concrete (RC) Frames with Central Opening. Earthquake Spectra , Vol. 24, No. 3, pp. 701-723.

    C.V.R. Murty, C. Rai Durgesh, S.K. Jain, H.B. Kaushik, G. Mondal, and S.R. Dash, (2006). Performance of Structures in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (India) During the December 2004 Great Sumatra Earthquake and Indian Ocean Tsunami. Earthquake Spectra, Vol. 22, No. S3, pages S321-S354, June 2006.

    Earthquake & Tsunami Reports

    China

    May 12, 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake

    Matthew Free, Tiziana Rosseto, Navin Peiris, Fabio Taucer, Bin Zhao, Raymond Koo, Jung Wang, Xianfeng Ma, Enrica Verrucci, (2008). The Wenchuan, China Earthquake of 12 May 2008: A Preliminary Field Report by EEFIT.

    Indian Ocean

    December 26 2004 The Indian Ocean Tsunami

    Antonios Pomonis, Tiziana Rossetto, Sean Wilkinson, Domenico Del Re, Navin Peiris, Raymond Koo, Raul Manlapig, Stewart Gallocher, (2004). The Indian Ocean Tsunami 26th December 2004. EEFIT.

    J.N. Malik, C.V.R. Murty, D.C. Rai, (2006). Landscape Changes in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (India) after the December 2004 Great Sumatra Earthquake and Indian Ocean Tsunami. Earthquake Spectra, Vol. 22, No. S3, pages S43-S66, June 2006. Earthquake Engineering Research Institute.

    A. Sheth, S. Sanyal, A. Jaiswal, P. Gandhi, (2006). Effects of the December 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami on the Indian Mainland, Earthquake Spectra, Vol. 22, No. S3, pages S435-473, June 2006. Earthquake Engineering Research Institute.

    C.V.R. Murty, S.K. Jain, A.R. Sheth, A. Jaiswal, S.R. Dash, (2006). Response and Recovery in India after the December 2004 Great Sumatra Earthquake and Indian Ocean Tsunami. Earthquake Spectra, Vol. 22, No. S3, pages S731-S758, June 2006. Earthquake Engineering Research Institute.

    Iran

    Dec. 26, 2003 Bam (Southeastern Iran) Earthquake

    EERI, (2004). Preliminary Observations on the Bam, Iran, Earthquake of December 26, 2003. EERI Special Earthquake Report.

    U.S.A.

    Jan. 17, 1994 Northridge Earthquake

    California Seismic Safety Commission, (1995). Northridge Earthquake: Turning Loss to Gain, Seismic Safety Commission Report to Governor Pete Wilson, SSC Report No. 95-01, Sacramento, California.

    February 28, 2001 Nisqually Earthquake

    California Seismic Safety Commission Findings, (2001). Notes and Observations from the Nisqually Earthquake, February 28, 2001, Puget Sound Region, State of Washington. CSSC Publication No. 2001-03.

    General

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, (2007). Structural Load Data. Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC), Report No. UFC 3-310-01.

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, (2006). Structural Engineering. Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC), Report No. UFC 3-300-10N.

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, (2005). Structural Considerations for Metal Roofing. Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC), Report No. UFC 3-320-03A.

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, (2005). Metal Building Systems. Unified Facilities Criteria(UFC), Report No. UFC 3-320-04A.

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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 39 resources in 5 categories).

    New Additions:

    Earthquakes

    2004 The Mid Niigata Prefecture Earthquake, Japan (Near the west coast of Honshu, Japan- October 23, 2004), Japan, Photos © M. Yoshimine, 2004.

    The Kashmir Earthquake of October 8, 2005. Photos from Virtual Clearinghouse at Kyoto University (over 1200 images).

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    Events in Structural Engineering

    2009

    ICESE 2009 : "International Conference on Earthquake and Structural Engineering". 25-27 February, 2009. Penang, Malaysia.

    CMIS09: 5th Contact Mechanics International Symposium. 28-30 April, 2009. Chania, Greece.

    International Conference on Structural Engineering Dynamics (ICEDyn 2009). 22-24 June, 2009. Ericeira, Portugal.

    TCLEE 2009: Lifeline Earthquake Engineering in a Multihazard Environment. 28 June - 01 July, 2009. Oakland, California.

    7th Asia Pacific Structural Engineering and Construction Conference (APSEC 2009) & 2nd European Asian Civil Engineering Forum (EACEF 2009). 04-06 August, 2009. Awana Porto Malai Langkawi, Malaysia.

    Behaviour of Steel Structures in Seismic Areas (STESSA 2009). 16-20 August, 2009. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

    The 5th International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference (ISEC-5). 21-27 September, 2009. Las Vegas, NV, USA.

    Experimental Vibration Analysis for Civil Engineering Structures (EVACES'09). 14-16 October, 2009. Wroclaw, Poland.

    6th International Bridge Design, Construction and Maintenance Conference. 10-12 November, 2009. New Delhi, India.

    2010

    The 5th Civil Engineering Conference in the Asian Region and Australasian Structural Engineering Conference 2010 (CECAR 5 & ASEC 2010). 09-12 August, 2010. Sydney, Australia.

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