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Since the mid-1990s, a type of steel column that commonly features slender cross-sectional elements has become more prevalent in buildings along the West Coast
GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today the expert team members who will
SURFSIDE, Fla. — Today the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced it would launch a full technical
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Christopher Segura, Siamak Sattar, Mohammadamin Hariri Ardebili
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Katherine Johnson, Siamak Sattar, Christopher Segura, Steven McCabe
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Codes and standards developing organizations, such as American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and American Concrete Institute (ACI), rely on experimental