Energy-Based Collapse Criterion Reaches 100% Agreement in RC and Masonry Tests
A new energy-based criterion identified collapse in 415 quasi-static tests of reinforced-concrete elements and masonry wall panels with 100% combined ...
Tag: earthquake-resistant building design
The Inerter Effect: How a Tiny Device Could Shield Buildings From Devastating Earthquakes
A comprehensive review reveals that inerter-based damping systems can cut building displacement by up to 85 percent during earthquakes, but ...
New Steel Ring Connection Could Make Earthquake-Resistant Buildings Safer and Cheaper
Laboratory tests of a novel externally stiffened ring connection show that welded joints between concrete-filled steel tubular columns and reinforced ...
Tunnel-Form Buildings Could Slash Earthquake Losses to Under One Percent of Construction Costs
A first-of-its-kind life-cycle cost analysis shows that concrete tunnel-form buildings, even without special ductility detailing, keep expected earthquake losses below ...
Lightweight Infill Walls Reshape How Concrete Frames Survive Earthquakes
New laboratory tests reveal that lightweight ceramsite aerated concrete block infill walls dramatically alter the stiffness, ductility, and failure modes ...
AI Learns the Physics of Earthquakes: Neural Network Predicts How Buildings Absorb Seismic Energy
Researchers have developed a physics-guided neural network that embeds energy conservation and error correction into deep learning to predict seismic ...
AI Learns to Predict How Friction Dampers Shield Buildings from Earthquakes
A new machine learning framework trained on roughly 434,000 nonlinear earthquake simulations reveals that taller steel buildings need proportionally fewer ...
New Equations Design Earthquake-Resistant Columns for Ductility and Shear at Once
Researchers have developed closed-form analytical equations that simultaneously design the transverse reinforcement of reinforced concrete columns for both curvature ductility ...
Simple New Method Aims to Make Earthquake-Resistant Building Design Faster and Safer
Researchers have validated a simplified preliminary seismic design procedure for low- to medium-rise reinforced concrete buildings that meets modern performance ...
Gravity Loads Quietly Steal Seismic Strength From Composite Steel Floor Decks
Full-scale cyclic tests and validated finite element simulations show that sustained gravity loading cuts the in-plane seismic capacity of composite ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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