Nonlinear seismic analysis techniques have increasingly been used in performance-based
seismic engineering to analyze and design new and existing structures, especially in the …

The Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER) is a national
center of excellence in advanced technology applications that is dedicated to the reduction …

Collapse analysis can be used to assess the performance of a structure following the
sudden destruction or removal of one or more columns or wall segments. The sudden …

The possibility of local structural failure to propagate into global collapse of the structural
system has fueled the continued development of improved computational methods to model …

A new algorithm for nonlinear dynamic simulation of structures is presented. The algorithm is
based on a mixed Lagrangian approach described by Sivaselvan and Reinhorn (J. Eng …

This paper proposes an alternative algorithm for estimating structural resistance to
earthquake-induced collapse. The method utilizes nonlinear static (pushover) analysis to …

Nonlinear analysis of structures has become increasingly important in the study of structural
response to hazardous loads. Such analyses should include (i) the effects of significant …

This study focuses on the partial seismic collapse of a building during the earthquake of
L'Aquila (Italy) on April 6, 2009. Designed in the early 1960s, the seven-story building has a …

Due to recent advancements in performance-based earthquake engineering methods, in
modeling of complex nonlinear structural behavior, and in characterization of earthquake …

Advancements in nonlinear dynamic simulation, seismic hazard analysis, and performance-
based earthquake engineering are enabling more scientific assessment of structural …