An experimental investigation of hospital building equipment is presented. Dynamic properties and seismic performance of typical ambulatory freestanding cabinets are …
L Ceferino, Y Merino, S Pizarro, L Moya… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Earthquakes injure millions and simultaneously disrupt the infrastructure to protect them. This perspective argues that the current post-disaster investigation paradigm is insufficient to …
Abstract The use of High Strength Steel (HSS) reinforcement in concrete construction is emerging rapidly, especially in high performance concrete applications. The ACI 318–19 …
The paper addresses the reliability of the existing shake table testing protocols for assessment of the seismic response of freestanding, ie unanchored, components meant as …
L Fiorino, B Bucciero, R Landolfo - Engineering Structures, 2019 - Elsevier
Significant damage to architectural non-structural components caused by recent seismic events highlighted their importance in the building design and showed that their damage or …
The paper assesses the adequacy of existing numerical models in predicting the seismic response of freestanding nonstructural components that exhibit rocking-dominated behavior …
F Wang, Y Huang, Z Qu - Earthquake Engineering & Structural …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Seismic base isolation performs well in protecting the drift‐and acceleration‐sensitive elements in buildings, while its effectiveness in reducing the velocity response and thus …
Nonstructural components and systems (NCSs) provide little to no load bearing capacity to a building; however, they are essential to support its operability. As a result, 75–85% of the …
C Wang, P Tian, TM Chan - Engineering Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
Modular construction is becoming more popular worldwide due to its reduced construction time, lower construction waste, decreased on-site labor requirements, among other benefits …