NIST Research on Structural Performance of Housing Systems

Published

April 1, 2001

Author(s)

Fahim Sadek, Michael A. Riley

Abstract

An outline of NIST research in the area of structural performance of housing systems is presented in this paper. The performance of wood-frame houses in past earthquakes and hur-ricanes is summarized, and the state-of-the-art in experimental and analytical research conducted on wood-frame components and systems is pre-sented. While significant progress has been made in analytical modeling and testing of shear walls and diaphragms, only limited progress has been made on the testing and modeling of com-plete houses and inter-component connections. Ongoing and future research efforts at NIST are introduced, and the program objective and tech-nical approach are presented. Finally, a brief discussion of current experimental work, along with some initial results, is presented and dis-cussed.

Proceedings Title

Wind and Seismic Effects, Joint Meeting | 32nd | Proceedings of the 32nd Joint Meeting of the U.S.-Japan Cooperative Program in Natural Resources; Panel on Wind and Seismic Effects | NIST

Conference Dates

May 16-19, 2000

Conference Title

U.S.-Japan Cooperative Program in Natural Resources; Panel on Wind and Seismic Effects (UJNR)

Pub Type

Conferences

Keywords

Housing Systems, Intercomponent connections, Nailed connections, Roof Trusses, Shear Walls, Wood-frame construction

Citation

Sadek, F. and Riley, M. (2001), NIST Research on Structural Performance of Housing Systems, Wind and Seismic Effects, Joint Meeting | 32nd | Proceedings of the 32nd Joint Meeting of the U.S.-Japan Cooperative Program in Natural Resources; Panel on Wind and Seismic Effects | NIST (Accessed April 29, 2026)

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