Building and Fire Research Programs & Projects

To provide telecommunications designers working in public safety communications with channel propagation models to use in simulation and testing. more

The microscopic arrangement of the magnetic structure within a thin metal film plays a fundamental role in many technological applications ranging … more

Buildings account for 40 % of the primary energy consumption and 72 % of the electricity consumption in the United States, while accounting for 40 … more

This project will characterize the behavior of plastic hinge(s) that develop in deep, slender wide-flange steel beam-columns at large deformations … more

The project supports two critical problem-focused studies in Performance Based Seismic Engineering (PBSE). The applicability and accuracy of … more

In some regions of moderate seismicity, particularly in the eastern U.S., design of lateral force resisting systems (LFRS) can be governed by wind … more

This project includes two critical problem-focused tasks in Performance Based Seismic Engineering (PBSE): (1) the evaluation of reinforced … more

A critical need exists for practitioners conducting Performance-Based Seismic Engineering (PBSE) evaluations to be able to accurately model … more

Disaster resilience of a building or a community is the capability to quickly restore full functionality following an extreme event. Buildings … more

To develop a TechBrief (a topical, tightly written, and well-illustrated discussion of a practical problem faced by engineering design and … more

The Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) is defined as a location where structures meet or intermingle with undeveloped wildland. Since 2000 in … more

A national effort has been undertaken to modernize the electricity generation, transmission, and distribution system creating a new "smart … more

This project will develop and implement tools, methodology, guidance, and pre-standards for  designing and retrofittingsteel and concrete … more

Successfully delivering the desired early-age performance of concrete, upon which long-term sustainable performance depends, requires careful … more

Despite significant progress in science and technology related to disaster-mitigation, natural and technological disasters in the United States … more