Development of NIST Measurement Science R&D Roadmap: Earthquake Risk Reduction in Buildings

Published

January 15, 2013

Author(s)

John Hooper, William Holmes, Jack Moehle, C.B. Crouse, Robert Pekelnicky, James Harris

Abstract

This report has been prepared by the Building Seismic Safety Council (BSSC) of the National Institute of Building Sciences to assist the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in planning future research efforts related to seismic safety for new and existing buildings. This report used, as its starting point, research recommendations from the Applied Technology Council (ATC), National Research Council, BSSC and NIST. This report identifies further research activities and funding levels recommended for NIST to pursue for years 0-3, for years 3-5, and for years 5-8. With the guidance of a Project Technical Committee comprising practitioners and academics, BSSC used the reports and experience from ATC and other sources to develop six lists of potential research topics pertinent to future research. The six topic lists are 1. Design Methodologies; 2. Geotechnical and Ground Motion; 3. Performance-Based Seismic Design; 4. Structural Material and Systems; 5. Nonstructural Systems; and 6. New Systems. Using these six research topics as a basis, BSSC planned and conducted a two-day workshop of the industry's leading academics and practitioners, with the aim of forming a priority list of issues within the six topics along with estimated funding levels. This report summarizes background information and findings from the two-day workshop, and presents the findings in the form of a Measurement Science R&D Roadmap for Earthquake Risk Reduction in Buildings.

Citation

Grant/Contract Reports (NISTGCR) - 13-917-23

Report Number

13-917-23

NIST Pub Series

Grant/Contract Reports (NISTGCR)

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NIST Pubs

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Keywords

NEHRP, BSSC, Roadmap, Research Needs, Research and Development

Citation

Hooper, J. , Holmes, W. , Moehle, J. , Crouse, C. , Pekelnicky, R. and Harris, J. (2013), Development of NIST Measurement Science R&D Roadmap: Earthquake Risk Reduction in Buildings, Grant/Contract Reports (NISTGCR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=915478 (Accessed April 24, 2024)