H. Kit Miyamoto, Bob Glasgow, and Amir S. J. Gilani ASCE Conf. Proc. 369, 232 (2010) For full access to this technical paper click here and we will contact you shortly. Suspended ceilings have suffered major damage in past earthquakes. This damage has been non‐proportional, has occurred in moderate events even for adequately […]
Earthquake Simulator Testing and Seismic Evaluation of Suspended Ceilings
H. Kit Miyamoto, Amir S. J. Gilani, Andrei M. Reinhorn, Bob Glasgow, Oren Lavan J. Archit. Eng. 16, 63 (2010) For full access to this technical paper click here and we will contact you shortly. Past seismic events have demonstrated the vulnerability of suspended ceilings, classified as nonstructural components, to earthquake damage. Engineers, […]
Identifying the Collapse Hazard of Steel Special Moment-Frame Buildings with Viscous Dampers Using the FEMA P695 Methodology
H. Kit Miyamoto, Amir S. J. Gilani, Akira Wada, and Christopher Ariyaratana Earthquake Spectra 27, 1147 (2011) For full access to this technical paper click here and we will contact you shortly. An innovative design using steel special moment frames sized per building code requirements for strength and viscous dampers to […]