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Inherent variability in the mechanical properties of reinforcing steel and concrete introduces uncertainty into the seismic assessment of reinforced concrete
Lucas A. Laughery, Aishwarya Y. Puranam, Christopher L. Segura, Anahid A. Behrouzi
ACI Committee 133 Disaster Reconnaissance was established with the mission of reporting on the effects of major disasters on reinforced concrete (RC) structures
Katherine J. Johnson, Juan F. Fung, Siamak Sattar, Christopher L. Segura, Therese P. McAllister, Steven L. McCabe
In 2017, U.S. damages from natural hazard events exceeded $300B, suggesting that current targets for building performance do not sufficiently mitigate loss. The
Siamak Sattar, Christopher L. Segura, Katherine J. Johnson, Therese P. McAllister, Steven L. McCabe
The intent of current building codes for typical commercial and residential buildings is to safeguard against loss of life to building occupants by minimizing
Siamak Sattar, Christopher L. Segura, Katherine J. Johnson, Therese P. McAllister, Steven L. McCabe
For typical residential and commercial buildings, the intent of buildings codes is to protect building occupants against life-threatening actions while
Siamak Sattar, Therese P. McAllister, Katherine J. Johnson, Christopher T. Clavin, Christopher L. Segura, Steven L. McCabe, Juan F. Fung, Leslie Abrahams, Emily Sylak-Glassman , Marc L. Levitan, Kenneth W. Harrison, John L. Harris
The performance of buildings in our communities depends on multiple factors including the availability of supporting infrastructure, the original design, the
Christopher L. Segura, Carlos Arteta, John Wallace
Stability of slender reinforced concrete walls has become an issue of interest for researchers since observations of their performance in recent earthquakes