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While it is a key aspect of structural analyses that support current Performance-Based Seismic Engineering (PBSE), "structural collapse" is not clearly defined
NIST recently completed a multi-year study of three structural steel framing systems to evaluate the correlation between ASCE/SEI 7 (ASCE 2010) and ASCE/SEI 41
Community resilience has emerged as a way to reduce the direct and indirect costs due to natural, technological, and human-caused hazard events. There continues
The Earthquake Risk Reduction in Buildings and Infrastructure Program conducts critical research to advance measurement science and enhance performance of the
At present, there is no research facility in the world that allows scientists and engineers to conduct research on the response of real-scale structural systems
Research performed by the EL Earthquake Engineering Group (2EG) consists of a combination of in-house and extramural research. Policy related work is awarded to
Structural collapse demand and capacity are not clearly defined or directly simulated in current Performance-Based Seismic Engineering (PBSE) methodology
NIST will develop a model to predict evacuation decision-making during fires through a better understanding and quantification of the risk perceived by
This project includes two critical problem-focused tasks in Performance Based Seismic Engineering (PBSE): (1) the evaluation of reinforced concrete wall models
To develop and deploy measurement science tools that enable the manufacturing, construction, and transportation industries to reliably assess the performance of
Structural engineers are increasingly using Performance-Based Seismic Engineering (PBSE), instead of building code-based prescriptive procedures, in the design
Although over 46 million residential structures in the United States are in areas of risk of wildfires, building and fire codes and standards do not provide the