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| Metro Vancouver Seismic Microzonation Mapping: Advancements and Guidelines | Achievement of probabilistic seismic hazard mapping that incorporates local seismic site effects for western Metropolitan Vancouver resulted in many scientific … | Sheri Molnar | Allison DenToom | Jamal Assaf | Aamna Sirohey | Chris Boucher | Natalia Gómez Jaramillo | Meredith Fyfe | Alex Bilson Darko | 01. Metro Vancouver Seismic Microzonation Mapping Project, Special Sessions | |
| The Metro Vancouver Seismic Microzonation Mapping Project: Overview and Multi-Method Approach to Regional Geodatabase Development | Prediction of probabilistic earthquake ground motion inclusive of local site effects across Metro Vancouver is a multi-faceted challenge. Back … | Sheri Molnar | Alex Bilson Darko | Hadi Ghofrani | Sujan Adhikari | Mohammad Salsabili | 01. Metro Vancouver Seismic Microzonation Mapping Project, Special Sessions | |
| Metro Vancouver Liquefaction Hazard Mapping | To evaluate regional seismic-induced liquefaction hazard in a probabilistic framework, it is necessary to consider all earthquake scenarios to define … | Alireza Javanbakht | Jamal Assaf | Mohammad Salsabili | Abouzar Sadrekarimi | Hadi Ghofrani | Sheri Molnar | 01. Metro Vancouver Seismic Microzonation Mapping Project, Special Sessions | |
| Physics-Based Seismic Hazard Simulations and 3D Velocity Structure Models for Southwest British Columbia | The state-of-the-art in seismic hazard analysis is the incorporation of deterministic source and wave propagation effects using physics-based three-dimensional (3D) … | H. Ghofrani | S. Adhikari | A. Ojo | M. Salsabili | A. Sirohey | S. Molnar | 01. Metro Vancouver Seismic Microzonation Mapping Project, Special Sessions | |
| Metro Vancouver Landslide Hazard Mapping | The methodology to obtain the first probabilistic seismic landslide hazard mapping for Metro Vancouver is presented | Ali Fallah Yeznabad | Sheri Molnar | Hesham El Naggar | 01. Metro Vancouver Seismic Microzonation Mapping Project, Special Sessions | |
| Metro Vancouver Seismic Hazard Mapping Inclusive of 1D and 3D Basin Effects | The Metro Vancouver seismic microzonation mapping project is achieving the first region-specific earthquake shaking hazard mapping in all of Canada. … | J. Assaf | H Ghofrani | M. H. El Naggar | S. Molnar | 01. Metro Vancouver Seismic Microzonation Mapping Project, Special Sessions | |
| History Of The Seismic Retrofit Guidelines | In 2004, the Ministry of Education (EDUC) engaged Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia (BC), with support from the University of … | Allison Chen | Peter Mitchell | Phillip Chambers | 02. BC Schools Seismic Retrofit Guidelines, Special Sessions | |
| Seismic Upgrade of the Canadian Parliament Building: Part 6-Peace Tower Strengthening | At 90 m tall, the Peace Tower is a dominant feature of Centre Block, Canada’s Parliament building. Completed in 1925, … | Scott McFadden | Babak Mashayekhi | David Arnold | Daniel Carson | Carl Mohammadi | 02. BC Schools Seismic Retrofit Guidelines, Special Sessions | |
| Laboratory Testing of Structural Timber Components and a Full-scale Wood Frame to Support Seismic Retrofit Guidelines for School Buildings in British Columbia | This paper describes a series of experimental works which were carried out as part of the Seismic Retrofit Guidelines (SRG) … | Mehrtash Motamedi | Graham Taylor | Carlos E. Ventura | Armin Bebamzadeh | 02. BC Schools Seismic Retrofit Guidelines, Special Sessions | |
| SRG Post-earthquake Evaluation | The Seismic Retrofit Guidelines (SRG) have been developed by the Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia (EGBC) on behalf of the … | G. Taylor | Carlos Ventura | Armin Bebmzadeh | 02. BC Schools Seismic Retrofit Guidelines, Special Sessions | |
| Performance-Based Seismic Retrofit of School Buildings in British Columbia, Canada – 2020 Edition | The province of British Columbia (BC) possesses a unique seismic setting, with three potential high-risk sources of seismic activity: shallow … | Carlos Ventura | Armin Bebamzadeh | Mike Fairhurst | Mehrtash Motamedi | Graham Taylor | 02. BC Schools Seismic Retrofit Guidelines, Special Sessions | |
| SRG Implementation For Retrofits | The Seismic Retrofit Guidelines (SRG) have been developed by the Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia (EGBC) on behalf of the … | Tim White | L. Rowley | 02. BC Schools Seismic Retrofit Guidelines, Special Sessions | |
| BC Ministry of Education Seismic Retrofit Guidelines, 2020 Edition Liquefaction Guidelines – Geotechnical and Structural Considerations | Liquefaction guidelines in the BC Ministry of Education’s Seismic Retrofit Guidelines, 2020 edition provide geotechnical engineers with specific requirements regarding … | Paul Wilson | Adam Silvester | John Sherstobitoff | Ari Wibowo | Sara Torabian | 02. BC Schools Seismic Retrofit Guidelines, Special Sessions | |
| Seismic Performance of Tall Wood Buildings with Fluid Viscous Dampers | Investigates seismic performance of tall wood buildings and applicability of Fluid Viscous Dampers to improve performance. Back to CCEE-PCEE … | Jiaying Cai | Asif Iqbal | 03. Seismic Resistant and Resilient Timber Structures, Special Sessions | |
| Seismic Modelling and Analyses of Timber Structures | Provides a high-level overview of seismic modelling and analyses of timber structures covered in the modelling guide, including a comparison … | Zhiyong Chen | Marjan Popovski | Chun Ni | Dorian Tung | 03. Seismic Resistant and Resilient Timber Structures, Special Sessions | |
| Seismic Assessment of a Hybrid Light Wood Frame Structure Connected to a Balloon-Type CLT Core | Presents a numerical study on the effect of connection ductility on the seismic performance of a hybrid building consisting of … | Ariya Eini | Lina Zhou | Chun Ni | 03. Seismic Resistant and Resilient Timber Structures, Special Sessions | |
| Numerical Analysis Of Two-story CLT Building And Influence Of Orthogonal Wall Connections | Development of a numerical model of a two-story CLT shear wall building using user elements in the general purpose finite … | Tongchen Han | Marjan Popovski | Thomas Tannert | Solomon Tesfamariam | 03. Seismic Resistant and Resilient Timber Structures, Special Sessions | |
| Investigation of Post-Tensioned CLT Core-Wall with Steel Link Beams for a Lateral Load Resisting System | Introduces a new type of LLRS for mid-rise mass timber buildings. Back to CCEE-PCEE 2023 | Ben Moerman | Justin R. Brown | Lucas Epp | Steve Barg | Minghao Li | Francesco Sarti | Tobias Smith | 03. Seismic Resistant and Resilient Timber Structures, Special Sessions | |
| Seismic Performance of Midply Shear Wall | Presents the cyclic lateral load test results on the modified Midply shear walls with the selected sheathing thicknesses and nail … | Chun Ni | BJ Yeh | Dorian Tung | 03. Seismic Resistant and Resilient Timber Structures, Special Sessions | |
| Seismic Fragility Assessment of a Balloon-framed CLT Building with Self-centering Hold-down | Balloon-framed cross-laminated timber (CLT) construction offers several advantages over platform-type construction. Back to CCEE-PCEE 2023 | Yuxin Pan | Md Shahnewaz | Carla Dickof | Thomas Tannert | 03. Seismic Resistant and Resilient Timber Structures, Special Sessions | |
| Seismic Performance of High-capacity Light Wood Frame Shear Walls with Multiple Rows of Nails | Presents the results of shear wall test programs that were conducted in 2020, 2021 and 2022. Back to CCEE-PCEE … | Ruite Qiang | Lina Zhou | Chun Ni | 03. Seismic Resistant and Resilient Timber Structures, Special Sessions | |
| Numerical Modelling of CLT Shear Walls with Hyperelastic Hold-Downs | The provisions of CSA O86 (2019) for Cross-laminated Timber (CLT) shear walls recommend the design of non-dissipative hold-downs (HDs) with … | Sinha Lamia Sultana | Yuxin Pan | Solomon Tesfamariam | Thomas Tannert | 03. Seismic Resistant and Resilient Timber Structures, Special Sessions | |
| Effect of wall curtailments and infill configurations on the seismic performance of CLT shear-wall and Glulam moment resisting frame system | Extends the study on CLTW-GMRF systems and investigates the effect of wall curtailments and infills configurations in the general behavior … | Biniam Tekle Teweldebrhan | Solomon Tesfamariam | 03. Seismic Resistant and Resilient Timber Structures, Special Sessions | |
| Comparison of Seismic Performance on Plasterboard Bracing Walls and Plywood Shear Walls in the Context of New Zealand Light Timber-framed Structures | Seismic performance of different types of bracing walls used in New Zealand light timber frame house was analyzed using three … | Kexin Wang | Minghao Li | Rajesh Dhakal | Angela Liu | 03. Seismic Resistant and Resilient Timber Structures, Special Sessions | |
| Risk-Targeted Evaluation of Functional Recovery Performance of Modern Reinforced Concrete Shear Wall Buildings | Outlines new formulations to perform risk-targeted assessments of functional recovery performance adapted from life-safety methods for collapse performance. Back … | Kristen Blowes | Pouria Kourehpaz | Carlos Molina Hutt | 04. Seismic Design for Functional Recovery Performance in the Next Generation of Building Codes, Special Sessions | |
| Functional RecoveryAssessment of Tall Buildings with pre-Northridge Welded Steel Moment Frames | Presents the results of detailed evaluations of seismic economic losses and functional recovery time associated with these buildings. Back … | Francisco A. Galvis | Gregory G. Deierlein | Omar Issa | Adam Zsarnoczay | Carlos Molina Hutt | Jack W. Baker | 04. Seismic Design for Functional Recovery Performance in the Next Generation of Building Codes, Special Sessions | |
| FEMA P-58 Seismic Building Performance Assessment of the New St. Paul’s Hospital | Presents an overview of two methods that were used to present and summarize the FEMA P-58 assessment’s outputs to various … | Behrad Keshavarz | John Sherstobitoff | 04. Seismic Design for Functional Recovery Performance in the Next Generation of Building Codes, Special Sessions | |
| Preliminary Design Criteria for Functional Recovery of Buildings | Describes the ongoing work of the Functional Recovery Task Committee of the Building Seismic Safety Council’s NEHRP Provisions Update Committee … | Abbie B. Liel | Ryan Kersting | 04. Seismic Design for Functional Recovery Performance in the Next Generation of Building Codes, Special Sessions | |
| New Provisions in the National Building Code of Canada 2020 related to ‘No Structural Damage’Earthquake Performance Requirements for Certain Buildings at Certain Hazard Levels | New provisions were added in the ‘Earthquake Loads and Effects’ portion of the code, regarding additional performance requirements for PostDisaster … | John Sherstobitoff | Jeffrey Salmon | Behrad Keshavarz | 04. Seismic Design for Functional Recovery Performance in the Next Generation of Building Codes, Special Sessions | |
| An Advanced Lead Rubber BearingAnalytical Model Under Low and High Shear Strain Level | This research focuses on developing a nonlinear model of LRB to capture the complicated nonlinear behavior of LRBs at low … | Vahid Aghaeidoost | AHM Muntasir Billah | 17. Advances in Seismic Isolation, Technical Sessions | |
| Impact of Vertical Ground Motions on Base Isolation Seismic Upgrade of the Canadian Parliament Building | This paper investigates the impact of the vertical component of ground motions on the shear demands of superstructure walls and … | Armin Bebamzadeh | John Sherstobitoff | Dan Carson | David. Arnold | Ian Aiken | Cameron Black | Mason Walters | Ali Roufegarinejad | Tuna Onur | 17. Advances in Seismic Isolation, Technical Sessions | |
| Earthquake Protection of Bridges Using Seismic Isolation: Case Studies Worldwide | This paper showcases case studies of seismically isolated bridges from various countries, such as the United States, Mexico, Colombia, Turkey, … | Mohammed S. Mohammed | Scott C. Darling | Ahmed F. Ibrahim | Javier L. Gimenez | Luis Crisanto | 17. Advances in Seismic Isolation, Technical Sessions | |
| Effects of model fitting techniques on predicted lateral response of UFREIs: one-cycle vs. all-cycle fitting | In this study, the effect of fitting techniques (one-cycle vs. all-cycle) on the response of the UFREIs was evaluated. Previous … | Hediyeh Sheikh | Noor Hasan | Rajeev Ruparathna | Niel C. Van Engelen | 17. Advances in Seismic Isolation, Technical Sessions | |
| Sensitivity of the Predicted Lateral Response of UFREIs to Cost Functions For Fitting To Experimental Results | In this study, particle swarm optimization is utilized to identify the parameters of two leading numerical models of UFREIs, namely … | Hediyeh Sheikh | Ahmad Alkobari | Mirai Jrooj | Noor Qarma | Rajeev Ruparathna | Niel C. Van Engelen | 17. Advances in Seismic Isolation, Technical Sessions | |
| Dynamic Performance of Small Sized Lead Rubber Bearings for Nuclear Equipment | The paper describes the development and testing of a small-sized lead rubber bearing (LRB) designed to enhance the seismic performance … | Tae-Myung Shin | Gyeong-Hoi Koo | 17. Advances in Seismic Isolation, Technical Sessions | |
| Dual-layer Gaussian process model for limit state analysis of natural rubber bridge isolators | A Gaussian process model composed of two layers (classification followed by regression) is constructed to estimate the limit state of … | Pedro A. C. Bandini | Patrick Paultre | 10. Advances in Simulation and Testing of Structures, Technical Sessions | |
| Implicit Coupling Using Asynchronous Time-schemes Based on Velocity Continuity at the Subdomain Interface for Seismic Engineering Problems | Seismic engineering requires to perform numerical simulations mixing phenomena having different size scales in length but also in time. For … | Stéphane Grange | David Bertrand | 10. Advances in Simulation and Testing of Structures, Technical Sessions | |
| Simulated Responses of a Two-story Concrete Wall Building Shake-table Test | The objective of this study is to assess the accuracy of current modelling methods and identify the gaps between the … | Anqi Gu | Geoffrey W. Rodgers | Richard S. Henry | Yiqiu Lu | Ying Zhou | 10. Advances in Simulation and Testing of Structures, Technical Sessions | |
| Performance Assessment of Steel Eccentrically Braced Frames Equipped with Cast Steel Replaceable Modular Yielding Links through Pseudo-dynamic Hybrid Simulations | Cast steel replaceable modular yielding links were previously proposed for use in eccentrically braced frames (EBFs). Experimental validations of cast … | Pedram Mortazavi | Oh-Sung Kwon | Constantin Christopoulos | 10. Advances in Simulation and Testing of Structures, Technical Sessions | |
| Influence of Weld Sequence on the Seismic Performance of Welded Steel Moment Connections | An experimental study by the authors on the influence of welding sequence on the seismic performance of moment resisting connections … | Shahriar Quayyum | Tasnim Hassan | 10. Advances in Simulation and Testing of Structures, Technical Sessions | |
| Performance of Steel Frames with Buckling-Restrained Braces Subjected to Ground Motions | Buckling-restrained braces (BRB) are regularly used in steel buildings to resist lateral loads. Recent research has suggested biaxial and three-dimensional … | Emad Abraik | Asif Iqbal | 13. Advances on Performance Assessment of Structures, Technical Sessions | |
| Seismic Loss Assessment of Buildings using Building Information Modelling | In this research, we developed a method to assess the seismic performance of a given building, using the FEMA P-58 … | Joaquin Acosta Reveco | Oh-Sung Kwon | Siriwut Sasibut | Feng Rong | 13. Advances on Performance Assessment of Structures, Technical Sessions | |
| Numerical Validation of a Seismic Rapid Visual Screening Method | eismic vulnerability assessments of existing buildings are essential to proactively ensure occupant safety and minimize losses of earthquake events. Rapid … | Niloofar Elyasi | Wilson Carofilis | Eugene Kim | Chul Min Yeum | 13. Advances on Performance Assessment of Structures, Technical Sessions | |
| Influence of Different Design Factors on the Seismic Response of Coupled Composite Plate Shear Walls/Concrete Filled | Composite plate shear wall/concrete filled (C-PSW/CF), also named “SpeedCore” system by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), comprises two … | Mohammad Froozanfar | Saber Moradi | Reza Kianoush | 13. Advances on Performance Assessment of Structures, Technical Sessions | |
| Nonlinear Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Walls: Static Vs Dynamic Analysis | This paper compares static and dynamic approaches to the nonlinear analysis of reinforced concrete (RC) walls. Depending on the mode … | Srijana Gurung Shrestha | Rajesh P. Dhakal | Mayank Tripathi | Reagan Chandramohan | 13. Advances on Performance Assessment of Structures, Technical Sessions | |
| Structural Performance of a Five-Story RC Frame under Post-Earthquake Fire | In this paper, a simplified method was used to analyze a five-story RC frame. The method first evaluates the earthquake … | Murad Ilomame | Maged A Youssef | Emad Abraik | 13. Advances on Performance Assessment of Structures, Technical Sessions | |
| Influence of Connection Hysteretic Parameters on The Seismic Performance of Conventional Construction Steel Concentrically Braced Frames | Steel concentrically braced frames (CBFs) are a widely used seismic force resisting system (SFRS) in Canada and can be designed … | Anirban Kundu | Lydell Wiebe | Georgios Balomenos | 13. Advances on Performance Assessment of Structures, Technical Sessions | |
| Selection of optimal intensity measure for probabilistic seismic demand analysis of highway bridges under long duration ground motions | Numerous earthquakes of large magnitude have occurred in the recent past where the recorded ground motions have long durations. As … | Ali Mohammadgholipour | AHM Muntasir Billah | 13. Advances on Performance Assessment of Structures, Technical Sessions | |
| A Progressive Methodology for Three-Dimensional Seismic Safety Assessment of Spillway Piers | Concrete spillways are three-dimensional structures that are particularly vulnerable to earthquakes with a strong component occurring in the direction of … | El Hadji Adama Niasse | Pierre Léger | 13. Advances on Performance Assessment of Structures, Technical Sessions | |
| Behaviour of a Reinforced Concrete Shear Wall Subjected to Combined Lateral and Axial Loading | The following experimental study is focused on quantifying such effects in a RC slender shear wall that is compared to … | Alessandro Paglia | Austin Martins-Robalino | Dan Palermo | 13. Advances on Performance Assessment of Structures, Technical Sessions | |
| Evaluation of Structural Performance of Low-rise Reinforced Concrete Buildings to the Gorkha Earthquake and NBC-2020 Demands | This study looked at twenty-two RC buildings that were surveyed in detail in the field after the 2015 earthquake in … | Bishnu H. Pandey | Dev K. Maharjan | Jyoti M. Bhattarai | 13. Advances on Performance Assessment of Structures, Technical Sessions | |
| Seismic BehaviorAssessment of Fe-SMA-based Buckling-restrained Braced Frames | The study involves the assessment of the hysteretic performance of Fe-SMA-based BRBs (FSBRB). A numerical model of FSBRB has been … | Subhrajyoti Jena | Deepak Yadav | Dipti Ranjan Sahoo | K. Eugene Kim | 13. Advances on Performance Assessment of Structures, Technical Sessions | |
| Seismic Resilience Assessment of Bridges Equipped with Different Isolation Bearings Under Long-Duration Ground Motions | The implementation of reliable and efficient seismic protection systems is essential to reducing economic loss and casualties caused by earthquakes. … | Vahid Aghaeidoost | AHM Muntasir Billah | 22. Analysis and Design of Bridge Structures, Technical Sessions | |
| Refined Deformation Limit States for Circular Reinforced Concrete Bridge Columns | This study seeks to bring consistency to the PBD methodology by establishing refined EDP limits at concrete cover spalling and … | Saif Aldabagh | Faroque Hossain | George M. Shahria Alam | 22. Analysis and Design of Bridge Structures, Technical Sessions | |
| Accuracy and Uncertainty of Predicted Maximum and Residual Displacements of RC Bridge Columns Under Earthquake Excitations | This study seeks to bring consistency to the PBD methodology by establishing refined EDP limits at concrete cover spalling and … | Saif Aldabagh | Faroque Hossain | George M. Shahria Alam | 22. Analysis and Design of Bridge Structures, Technical Sessions | |
| An Innovative Performance-based Methodology for Evaluation of Seismic Vulnerability and Collapse of Bridges | In a performance-based analysis and design framework, it is critical to evaluate the performance of the primary structural components and … | Kianosh Ashkani Zadeh | Carlos E. Ventura | Liam W. Finn | 22. Analysis and Design of Bridge Structures, Technical Sessions | |
| Critical Review of the Elastic Force Factor in the 2019 Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code | In a recent paper by the authors, it was shown that the margin provided by the 1.25 Elastic Force Factor … | Sepideh Ashtari | Carlos E. Ventura | 22. Analysis and Design of Bridge Structures, Technical Sessions | |
| Buckling Restrained Braces to Achieve Resilient Multi-Span Bridges | Resilient multi-span bridges with damage-free columns and displacements demands that can be easily accommodated by conventional expansion joints can be … | Homero Carrion-Cabrera | Michel Bruneau | 22. Analysis and Design of Bridge Structures, Technical Sessions | |
| Vulnerability Assessment of Coastal Bridges Subjected to Tsunami Loading | This study aims to present the vulnerability assessment of the bearings and piers of coastal bridges subjected to tsunami loads. … | Jesika Rahman | AHM Muntasir Billah | 22. Analysis and Design of Bridge Structures, Technical Sessions | |
| Assessing the Seismic Performance of Bridges in Metro Vancouver, BC Using a Simplified Modeling Approach | As part of a broader project intended to examine the seismic resilience of the transportation network in Metro Vancouver, BC, … | Anqi Shen | Kiranjot Kaur | Carlos Molina Hutt | 22. Analysis and Design of Bridge Structures, Technical Sessions | |
| Seismic Design and Analysis of Bridge Piers Reinforced with Rebar Types of CSA500W, CSA400W, and ASTM 1035 Grade 690 | This research compares the seismic performance of bridge piers constructed with three different types of rebars, namely regular rebar CSA … | Sisay Tadele | Han Li | Qi Zhang | Faroque Hossain | M. Shahria Alam | Alireza Ahmadnia | Jianping Jiang | 22. Analysis and Design of Bridge Structures, Technical Sessions | |
| Seismic Performance Evaluation of Previously Retrofitted Oak Street Bridge | The main objective of this evaluation was to examine seismic performance of the previously retrofitted bridge under the 2015 National … | Lalinda Weerasekara | Tian Wang | Jianping Jiang | Qi Zhang | Bruce Hamersley | Alireza Ahmadnia | 22. Analysis and Design of Bridge Structures | |
| The effect of earthquake ground motions parameters on bridges fragilities | The present work aims to investigate the effect of three significant parameters: seismic intensity, duration and epicentral distance on the … | K. Zellat | M. C. Djemai | M. Bensaibi | 22. Analysis and Design of Bridge Structures, Technical Sessions | |
| Seismic design of concrete deck arch bridges considering asynchronous ground motion effects | This study investigates several key factors regarding the seismic design of concrete deck arch bridges with a focus on the … | Qi Zhang | Saqib Khan | Jhordy Rodriguez | M. Shahria Alam | 22. Analysis and Design of Bridge Structures, Technical Sessions | |
| Design and performance uncertainties for single and coupled Cross-laminated Timber walls with resilient dampers | This paper presents the effect of uncertainties related to record-to-record variation, design methods, test data, and numerical modelling on the … | S. Agarwal | A. Hashemi | P. Quenneville | 14. Collapse and Vulnerability Assessment of Building Structures, Technical Sessions | |
| Surrogate modelling for seismic collapse risk assessment of steel moment resisting frames | With the overall goal of reducing the numerical burden of uncertainty quantification involved in seismic risk assessments, this paper examines … | Nenad Bijelić | Andronikos Skiadopoulos | Dimitrios G. Lignos | 14. Collapse and Vulnerability Assessment of Building Structures, Technical Sessions | |
| Evaluating the Impact of Fluid Viscous Dampers on the Seismic Collapse and Loss Assessment of Chilean RC Dual Wall-Frame Buildings | This study assesses the effect of FVDs on the seismic performance of code-conforming high-rise RC dual wall-frame office buildings. As … | Marco F. Gallegos | Gerardo Araya-Letelier | Diego Lopez-Garcia | Carlos Molina Hutt | 14. Collapse and Vulnerability Assessment of Building Structures, Technical Sessions | |
| Quantifying Variability in the Collapse Risk of Tall Non-Ductile Reinforced Concrete Shear Wall Buildings | This study evaluates the collapse risk tall pre-1980 RCSW buildings, which represent close to 30% of all tall buildings in … | Preetish Kakoty | Carlos Molina Hutt | Kenneth J Elwood | 14. Collapse and Vulnerability Assessment of Building Structures, Technical Sessions | |
| Seismic Performance of Precast Prestressed Hollow-core Floors and Residual Capacity of Web-cracked Floor Units | This paper presents recent seismic damage observations to hollow-core floor units incorporating current design and detailing requirements from a case … | Mohamed Mostafa | Richard S. Henry | Kenneth J. Elwood | 14. Collapse and Vulnerability Assessment of Building Structures, Technical Sessions | |
| Assessment of In-Plane Rigidity Adequacy of Light Timber Frame Diaphragms for Implementation in Isolated Part 9 Buildings | The objective of this research is to evaluate the in-plane rigidity of plywood-sheathed floor diaphragms and assess their components for … | Hamed Amini Tehrani | Rajeev Ruparathna | Niel C. Van Engelen | 20. Design Testing and Construction of Timber Structures, Technical Sessions | |
| Design Considerations of Braced Frame Bolted Glulam Timber Connections with Internal Steel Plates | The objective of this research is to investigate the behaviour of bolted connections with slotted-in steel plates under cyclic loading … | Zoe Baird | Joshua Woods | Christian Viau | Ghasan Doudak | 20. Design Testing and Construction of Timber Structures, Technical Sessions | |
| Performance of Perforated Plate Connections in Mass Timber Seismic Force Resisting Systems | This paper presents an experimental investigation on the use of perforated steel plates as a sacrificial seismic fuse for mass … | Hossein Daneshvar | Ying Hei Chui | Thomas Tannert | Carla Dickof | 20. Design Testing and Construction of Timber Structures, Technical Sessions | |
| Seismic Reliability Analysis of a Hybrid Timber-Steel Frame with Reduced Beam Section | This paper presents seismic reliability evaluation of a hybrid timber-steel frame. The structural system consists of glued-laminated timber beams and … | Ariya Eini | Mehdi Banazadeh | 20. Design Testing and Construction of Timber Structures, Technical Sessions | |
| Monotonic and Cyclic Performance of Self-tapping Screws for Cross-laminated Timbers with Steel Side Plates | The goal of the work is to explore potential technology for CLT and other MTC to further exhibit strong and … | Jianzhong (James) Gu | Linxi Li | 20. Design Testing and Construction of Timber Structures, Technical Sessions | |
| Nonlinear Time-History Analysis of Mid-rise Timber Buildings – A Comparison Between the Use of Continuous Rod and Discrete Hold-down Systems in North America | In this study, a commercial finite element software, SAP2000, is used to analyze the behaviour of strong shear walls with … | Hadiseh Mohammadi | Min Sun | Xavier Estrella | Sardar Malek | 20. Design Testing and Construction of Timber Structures, Technical Sessions | |
| Absorbing Boundary Condition and Soil-Tunnel Interaction for Numerical Modeling of Tunnel Response under Seismic Loading | Seismic risk assessment of tunnel infrastructure relies on high-fidelity numerical modeling of complete soil-tunnel systems and simulating their seismic responses … | Farzaneh Abedini | Yazhou Xie | 01. Earth Science and Ground Motions, Technical Sessions | |
| Progress Towards Hybrid Broadband Ground-Motion Simulation of Megathrust Earthquakes on the Hikurangi Subduction Zone | In this study, we present progress towards simulation of realistic ground motions from megathrust earthquakes along the Hikurangi Subduction Zone … | Michael Dupuis | James M. Paterson | Robin L. Lee | Brendon A. Bradley | 01. Earth Science and Ground Motions, Technical Sessions | |
| New Hazard Models for Central Asia: Preliminary Results in Kyrgyzstan | In this paper we present a probabilistic seismic hazard assessment (PSHA) and results for Kyrgyzstan. These PSHA results were obtained … | Carlos Herrera | Tuna Onur | Rengin Gok | Anna Berezina | 01. Earth Science and Ground Motions, Technical Sessions | |
| The Effect of Different Strong Ground Motion Scaling Methodologies on Cyclic Stress Ratio (CSR), A Case Study in Lower Mainland, BC | The Canadian 6th Generation seismic hazard model, which has been developed by the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC), provides seismic … | Mohammad Khandan Bakavoli | Mehdi Hosseyni | Mohsen Nicksiar | 01. Earth Science and Ground Motions, Technical Sessions | |
| NBCC 2015 Deaggregation Maps for Canada | T Natural Resources Canada’s 5th Generation seismic hazard model for Canada forms the basis for the seismic design provisions of … | Michal Kolaj | Stephen Halchuk | John Adams | 01. Earth Science and Ground Motions, Technical Sessions | |
| Improvements to the 6th Generation Seismic Hazard Model for Canada | Natural Resources Canada’s 6th Generation seismic hazard model for Canada (CanadaSHM6) forms the basis for the seismic design provisions of … | Michal Kolaj | Stephen Halchuk | and John Adams | 01. Earth Science and Ground Motions, Technical Sessions | |
| Impact of Earthquake Events on Regional 5G Telecommunication Infrastructure | This study carries out a pioneering effort in quantifying the post-earthquake TI failures and functionality to better support risk mitigation … | Ao Du | 26. Earthquake Engineering-Research, Technical Sessions | |
| Gudangaay Tlaats’gaa Naay Tsunami Tower Design And Construction | As part of the upgrade of the Gudangaay Tlaats’gaa Naay High School in Masset on Haida Gwaii Canada’s first Tsunami … | Andy Metten | 26. Earthquake Engineering-Research, Technical Sessions | |
| Systematic review of critical factors affecting post-earthquake infrastructure recovery | The findings from this research will advance the understanding of the interdependencies between factors and presenting different cases on how … | Sam Wilson | Alice Chang-Richards | 26. Earthquake Engineering-Research, Technical Sessions | |
| Quantification of infrastructure downtime in earthquake reconstruction: A New Zealand study | The purpose of this research is to explore the effects of decisions and outcomes for physical reconstruction on the overall … | Sam Wilson | Alice Chang-Richards | Erica Seville | Charlotte Brown | Nicola McDonald | Roger Fairclough | 26. Earthquake Engineering-Research, Technical Sessions | |
| A reinforcement learning based construction material supply strategy using robotic crane for building reconstruction after an earthquake | After an earthquake, it is particularly important to provide the necessary resources on site because a large number of infrastructures … | Yifei Xiao | T.Y. Yang | Xiao Pan | Fan Xie | Zhongwei Chen | 26. Earthquake Engineering-Research, Technical Sessions | |
| Impeding factors causing long-term delays in the recovery of Christchurch CBD | Twelve years on from the first earthquake on 4th September 2010 and its damaging aftershock on 22nd February 2011, the … | Shen Zhan | Alice Chang-Richards | Megan Boston | Ken Elwood | 26. Earthquake Engineering-Research, Technical Sessions | |
| Investigation of the Magnitude Lower Limit on the NBCC2020 Seismic Hazard | Canada’s 6th generation seismic hazard model (SHM6), as prepared for the 2020 National Building Code of Canada, was released in … | Armin Bebamzadeh | Mike Fairhurst | John Sherstobitoff | Carlos Ventura | 02. Earthquake Hazard and Design Ground Motions, Technical Sessions | |
| Comparison of Methods to Incorporate Site Response Analysis Results into Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis | In this paper, multiple methods to use Seismic Site Response Analysis (SSRA) results to develop hazard-consistent site-specific hazard curves and/or … | Armin Bebamzadeh | Mike Fairhurst | Chris Weech | Roberto Olivera | Carlos Ventura | 02. Earthquake Hazard and Design Ground Motions, Technical Sessions | |
| Updates on Canadian Strong Motion Monitoring and Data Access | Strong motion monitoring continues to evolve rapidly in Canada, with hundreds of new instruments deployed and many organisations contributing data. … | John F. Cassidy | Camille Brillon | Henry Seywerd | Yavuz Kaya | Behzad Hassani | 02. Earthquake Hazard and Design Ground Motions, Technical Sessions | |
| Modification of 6th Generation National Seismic Hazard Model for Low Probability Earthquake Ground Motion Estimates in the Western Canadian Craton | The 2019 Canadian Dam Association guidelines and the 2020 Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management now require robust estimates of … | Nathan Clarke | Erin Todd | Alan Hull | 02. Earthquake Hazard and Design Ground Motions, Technical Sessions | |
| Ground-Motion Database for Southeastern Australia | A database of recordings from moderate-to-large magnitude earthquakes is compiled for earthquakes in the stable continental region of south-eastern Australia. … | Hadi Ghasemi | Trevor Allen | 02. Earthquake Hazard and Design Ground Motions, Technical Sessions | |
| Capturing Uncertainties in Maximum Credible Earthquake Peak Ground Acceleration Estimates from the Cascadia Subduction Zone | We develop a logic-tree approach to capture uncertainties associated with a maximum credible earthquake (MCE) at an example site in … | Alan Hull | Feng Li | 02. Earthquake Hazard and Design Ground Motions, Technical Sessions | |
| 2020 National Building Code of Canada Seismic Hazard Tool | For the 2020 edition of the National Building Code of Canada (NBCC 2020), a new online seismic hazard webtool for … | Michal Kolaj | Stephen Halchuk | John Adams | 02. Earthquake Hazard and Design Ground Motions, Technical Sessions | |
| Deaggregation of NBCC 2020 Seismic Hazard for Selected Canadian Cities | Natural Resources Canada’s 6th Generation seismic hazard model (CanadaSHM6) for Canada forms the basis for the seismic design provisions of … | Michal Kolaj | Stephen Halchu | John Adams | 02. Earthquake Hazard and Design Ground Motions, Technical Sessions | |
| Modelling the Contribution of PossibleActive Fault Sources to the Seismic Hazard in Vancouver, British Columbia | Moderate to strong (MW≥5.0) crustal earthquakes are scarce in the seismic record of southern British Columbia. The study shows that … | Raul Benjamin Mendoza | Tiegan E. Hobbs | 02. Earthquake Hazard and Design Ground Motions, Technical Sessions | |
| Earthquake Hazard Analysis in Alborz Province, Iran | Alborz Province is located west of Tehran Province on the South Alborz seismic belt. The city of Karaj, having a … | Fereshteh Pourmohammad | Mehdi Zare | 02. Earthquake Hazard and Design Ground Motions, Technical Sessions | |
| Seismic Station Design, Installation and Data Acquisition at Selected BC Hydro Facilities | A campaign-style (semi-permanent) deployment of co-located broadband seismometer and accelerometer sensors has been initiated at selected BC Hydro facilities to … | Megan Sheffer | Kevin Grant | Cory Byerley | Behzad Hassani | Li Yan | 02. Earthquake Hazard and Design Ground Motions, Technical Sessions | |
| Site-Specific Seismic Source Model and Acceleration Response Spectra for Stiff Soil Sites, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | We present a seismic source model for Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea based on modifying source zones developed for the … | Emma Watson | Erin Todd | Alan Hull | 02. Earthquake Hazard and Design Ground Motions, Technical Sessions | |
| Experimental Evaluation of Existing Exposed Column Base Plate Connections in Areas of Infrequent Seismic Activity in Eastern North America | An experimental program was conducted to assess the cyclic performance of existing column base plate connections in steel partial moment-resisting … | Mohammad S. Akiel | Colin A. Rogers | 09. Experimental Testing of Structures and Components, Technical Sessions | |
| Residual Seismic Capacity of Damaged Reinforced Concrete Walls with Unconfined Boundaries | This paper summarizes an experimental campaign aimed to evaluate the RSC of rectangular, slender, and unconfined walls with different levels … | Edgar Chacón-Valero | Matías Hube | Hernán Santa María | 09. Experimental Testing of Structures and Components, Technical Sessions | |
| Vision-aided Nonlinear Control Framework for Shake Table Tests | The structural response under the earthquake excitations can be simulated by scaled-down model shake table tests or full-scale model shake … | Zhongwei Chen | T.Y. Yang | Yifei Xiao | Xiao Pan | WanyanYang | 09. Experimental Testing of Structures and Components, Technical Sessions | |
| Development of New Seismic Testing Program for Suspended Ceilings | Damage to suspended ceilings is one of the most observed types of earthquake damage to non-structural components. This paper describes … | Cameron Flude | David Lau | Jeffrey Erochko | Geoffrey Davidson | 09. Experimental Testing of Structures and Components, Technical Sessions | |
| Cyclic Tensile Loading Tests on RC Members with Super-Elastic Cu-Al-Mn Alloy Bars | In this study, a series of cyclic tensile loading tests of RC specimens was conducted to investigate the tensile behavior … | Shuichi Fujikura | Hikaru Fujioka | Tetsuya Nozawa | Yoshikazu Araki | Toshihiro Omori | Sumio Kise | 09. Experimental Testing of Structures and Components, Technical Sessions | |
| Multi-Platform Numerical Hybrid SimulationAssessment of the Seismic Stability of the EBRBF Systems for Tall Buildings in Vancouver | This article examines the seismic stability of the E-BRBF systems used in tall building structures subjected to interface subduction earthquakes. … | Bashar Hariri | Robert Tremblay | Constantin Christopoulos | 09. Experimental Testing of Structures and Components, Technical Sessions | |
| Experimental Investigation of Portal Frames of Selective Pallet Steel Storage Racks under Cyclic Loads | This study investigated the structural performance of selective pallet steel storage racks against earthquakes through experimentally testing single-level, one bay … | Radin Md Mahirul Hoque | Peng Zhang | M. Shahria Alam | Robert Tremblay | 09. Experimental Testing of Structures and Components, Technical Sessions | |
| Hybrid Simulation of a Reinforced Concrete (RC) Building Retrofitted by Shear Wall with Opening | In this research, the seismic behavior of a half-scale 7-story reinforced concrete (RC) frame structure retrofitted by RC infilled shear … | Yu-Cheng Hsu | Fu-Pei Hsiao | Yanuar Haryanto | Pu-Wen Weng | T.Y. Yang | Chia-Chen Lin | Ren-Zuo Wang | 09. Experimental Testing of Structures and Components, Technical Sessions | |
| Steel Double-Headed Stud Reinforcement in Beam-Column Joints for Seismic Resistance | Current ACI and CSA code provisions for seismic design require reinforcing beam-column joints with closed hoops and crossties for confinement … | Hatem Ibrahim | Mamdouh El-Badry | 09. Experimental Testing of Structures and Components, Technical Sessions | |
| Small Scale Model Test on the Seismic Characteristics of Floatable Building with Varied Water Height | Earthquake-prone areas are also facing the risk of flood due to rapid climate change in recent years. Therefore, the buildings … | Young-wook Lee | Jeongah Park | Gamchan Kang | Gyeong-sik Kim | 09. Experimental Testing of Structures and Components, Technical Sessions | |
| Inelastic Cyclic Response of Bolts in Low Ductility Braced Frames | Conventional Construction (Type CC) Concentrically Braced Frames (CCBF) are widely used as steel Seismic Force-Resisting System (SFRS) in Canada. CCBFs … | Gwen Lim Wan | Chen Wang | Colin A. Rogers | 09. Experimental Testing of Structures and Components, Technical Sessions | |
| Shake Table Testing of Unique Restraint Systems for Seismic Rehabilitation of Nonstructural Components | A series of shake table tests were conducted on a unique restraint system, which is a restraining system product line … | Amir Mohseni | Mehrtash Motamedi | Carlos E. Ventura | Jay Lewis | 09. Experimental Testing of Structures and Components, Technical Sessions | |
| Cyclic behavior of 3D moment connections subjected to bidirectional load: Experimental approach | This paper presents an experimental research to assess the cyclic behavior of a bolted moment connection with the use of … | Eduardo Nuñez | Ramon Mata | 09. Experimental Testing of Structures and Components, Technical Sessions | |
| Experimental Study on the Retrofit of RC Frame with the Perforated Steel Plate | Non-seismic designed RC frame is more likely to be damaged at low story drift during earthquakes due to small deformation … | Park Jeongah | Lee Young-wook | Kang Gamchan | Park Taejun | 09. Experimental Testing of Structures and Components, Technical Sessions | |
| Experimental Testing of Heavy Steel Moment Frames with Replaceable Shear Fuses | Steel special moment frames (SMFs) are designed with high ductility factors so significant inelastic behavior is expected under design earthquake … | Paul W. Richards | Justin D. Marshall2 | 09. Experimental Testing of Structures and Components, Technical Sessions | |
| Experimental Investigation of Exposed Column Base Plate Connections Subjected to Combined Axial and Bi-Directional Lateral Loading | Column base plate (CBP) connections are critical components in the overall design of a steel structure. CBP connections are responsible … | Kyle Roller | AHM Muntasir Billah | Ahmed Elshaer | Asif Iqbal | 09. Experimental Testing of Structures and Components, Technical Sessions | |
| Performance Evaluation of Weak-Axis Steel Moment Connections | During the Puebla earthquake on September 2017 in Mexico, more than 250 steel buildings of different heights were subject to … | Edgar Tapia-Hernández | Alejandro Santiago-Flores | 09. Experimental Testing of Structures and Components, Technical Sessions | |
| Utilizing Hybrid Simulations in the Calibration of Numerical Elements in Nonlinear Seismic Analysis | Nonlinear hysteretic models are frequently used in seismic analysis of structures in order to simulate the behavior of key structural … | Hongzhou Zhang | Oh-Sung Kwon | Constantin Christopoulos | 09. Experimental Testing of Structures and Components, Technical Sessions | |
| Inference on seismic fragility and risk estimates of concrete bridges in Quebec | System seismic fragility analyses based on Gaussian mixture seismic demand models have been deemed less biased compared to other multivariate … | Pedro A. C. Bandini | Patrick Paultre | 08. Fragility and Vulnerability, Technical Sessions | |
| Seismic Fragility Curves of Masonry BuildingAggregates Including Vibration-Based Bayesian Model Updating | Masonry building aggregates are very complex structures to be analyzed under seismic actions. Plan and elevation irregularities, uncertainties in the … | Antonino Maria Marra | Mario De Stefano | 08. Fragility and Vulnerability, Technical Sessions | |
| Seismic performance evaluation of PBPD designed Chevron Braced Steel Frames considering the effect of aftershocks | This study aims to compare the seismic performance of the chevron-braced steel frames (CBSFs) designed based on the conventional PBPD … | Ali Mohammadgholipour | AHM Muntasir Billah | 08. Fragility and Vulnerability, Technical Sessions | |
| A method for calculating the time-dependent probability of failure of flood-protection dikes due to seismic loading and subsequent overtopping | This paper presents a methodology to assess the time-dependent (e.g., annual) probability of dike breach and resultant flooding considering the … | William Roberds | Roberto Olivera | 08. Fragility and Vulnerability, Technical Sessions | |
| Parameterized Seismic Fragility Functions For Gravity Dams: An Approach Including The Effect Of Updated Model Parameter Knowledge | With the increasing knowledge in seismicity, a growing number of dams fail to meet revised safety criteria that incorporate this … | Rocio L. Segura | Benjamin Miquel | Patrick Paultre | 08. Fragility and Vulnerability, Technical Sessions | |
| Facility-based Multi-hazard Asset Resilience Framework – An Application for Combined Earthquake and Flood Risk Assessment for Industrial Properties in British Columbia | The increasing frequency and severity of natural disasters have highlighted the need for disaster resilience planning. While the insurance industry … | Pedram Darbandsari | Jack Guo | Constantin Christopoulos | 07. Hazards and Functional Recovery, Technical Sessions | |
| Ensuring Operational Continuity in Hospital Design using State-of-The-Arts Functional Recovery Analyses | This paper describes the performance-based analysis of a new hospital building in southern Ontario at the design and development stage … | Manoj Madurapperuma | Li Ming Tang | Jack Guo | Yi Zhuang | 07. Hazards and Functional Recovery, Technical Sessions | |
| Measurement of Housing Recovery as a Disaster Resilience Outcome: A Case Study of the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake | Recently the enhancement of urban resilience has come more important in disaster risk reduction. This study aims to measure housing … | Yuto Shiozaki | Fumio Yamazaki | Wen Liu | 07. Hazards and Functional Recovery, Technical Sessions | |
| Monitoring of the Recovery Process in Minami-Aso Village from the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake based on Multi-Temporal Lidar Data | The use of multi-temporal LiDAR data was demonstrated for identifying damage to infrastructures and monitoring their recovery process in Minami-Aso … | Fumio Yamazaki | Wen Liu | 07. Hazards and Functional Recovery, Technical Sessions | |
| BC Guidelines for Seismic Design of Tall Concrete Buildings Using Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis | This paper provides a high-level summary of the Structural Engineering Services for Tall Concrete Building Projects guidelines, which were developed … | Perry Adebar | Ehsan Dezhdar | Armin Bebamzadeh | 18. Improvements to Seismic Design Practice, Technical Sessions | |
| Design of Gravity-Load Frames in Shear Wall Buildings for Seismic Deformation Demands: The Canadian Code Approach | The Canadian Code requirements for designing cast-in-place reinforced concrete gravity-load resisting frame (GLRF) members for seismic deformation demands have steadily … | Perry Adebar | Guillermo Sainz Albanez | 18. Improvements to Seismic Design Practice, Technical Sessions | |
| Towards More Efficient Seismic Construction Practices in Developing Countries | The study presented in this paper has been carried out within the scope of the SmartNET project (Seismic Methodologies for … | Chaymaa Kamal-Alaoui | Sanda Koboevic | 18. Improvements to Seismic Design Practice, Technical Sessions | |
| Seismic Performance Enhancement of an Unstiffened Eight Bolt Extended End-Plate Moment Connection | The eight-bolt stiffened extended end plate (8ES) connection is one of the connections prequalified for use in special and intermediate … | Shahriar Quayyum | Machel L. Morrison | Tasnim Hassan | 18. Improvements to Seismic Design Practice, Technical Sessions | |
| Shear Control in Corner-Gusset Connections by Means of Virtual Gussets and the Uniform Force Method | The Uniform Force Method (UFM) is a powerful tool to facilitate rational, economical design of gusset plates. As presented in … | Brandt Saxey | Rafael Sabelli | 18. Improvements to Seismic Design Practice, Technical Sessions | |
| Numerical Investigation of Joint Shear Strength of Circular CFST Column Connected to Steel I-Beam with External Diaphragm | This study presents the numerical study of steel I-beam to circular CFST column assemblies with the external diaphragm to investigate … | S. Sivraj | Deepak Yadav | Dipti Ranjan Sahoo | Ashok Gupta | 18. Improvements to Seismic Design Practice, Technical Sessions | |
| 3-D Seismic Isolation for Protection of Critical Equipment for the Site C Clean Energy Project | The Site C Clean Energy Project is a new, 1,100 MW hydroelectric generating station on the Peace River in northeastern … | Ian Aiken | Cameron Black | Blair Lawrence | Apollo Zhang | Nicole Cheang | Mohammed Mohammed | Patrice Mclean | 15. Innovative Structural Seismic Systems, Technical Sessions | |
| Sustainable Seismic Design of Steel Structures | Sustainability is one of the most underappreciated yet most influential traits of what is generally regarded as the laws of … | Marzie Ansari Targhi | Razie Ansari Targhi | Mark Grigorian | 15. Innovative Structural Seismic Systems, Technical Sessions | |
| Semi-active Control of 3D-Vertically Isolated Buildings with Divided Skeleton into Inner and Outer Interactive Subsystems Equipped with MR Dampers | Buildings with vertical seismic isolation, though, benefit from the prominent period shift, and the damping mechanisms placed across the height, … | Sasan Babaei | Mahmood Hosseini | 15. Innovative Structural Seismic Systems, Technical Sessions | |
| Agigea Bridge: Comparison of Performance and Economy of a combination of Lead Rubber Bearings and Dampers versus Pendulum Isolators | The Agigea Bridge is a 900m long highway bridge in Romania, located close to the Black Sea, which was opened … | Oliver Benicke | Christian Guckel | 15. Innovative Structural Seismic Systems, Technical Sessions | |
| Mitigating P-delta Effects on the Seismic Response of Mid- and High-rise Eccentrically and Buckling-restrained Steel Braced Frames in the Vancouver Region | This article numerically examines the seismic stability of mid- and high-rise steel eccentrically braced frames (EBFs) and buckling-restrained braced frames … | Bashar Hariri | Robert Tremblay | 15. Innovative Structural Seismic Systems, Technical Sessions | |
| Improved Structural Serviceability and Seismic Protection byAdaptive Isolators and Dampers | This article presents two new types of curved surface sliders and hysteretic dampers which operate at high efficiency over a … | Peter Huber | Deniz Kerner | Felix Weber | 15. Innovative Structural Seismic Systems, Technical Sessions | |
| Case Study: A Tall Timber Brace and CLT Shearwall Building in Vancouver, British Columbia | This case study describes the structural design approach for the mass timber Keith Drive Office building project located in Vancouver, … | Marisa Mulder | Carla Dickof | Robert Jackson | Jenna Kim | 15. Innovative Structural Seismic Systems, Technical Sessions | |
| Application of Machine Learning in Developing a Predictive Tool for Modeling Shape Memory Alloy-Based Connections in Self-Centering Steel Moment Frames | Steel beam-column connections with shape memory alloy (SMA) bolts provide self-centering behavior and eliminate permanent deformations in earthquake-resilient steel moment … | Majid Mohammadi Nia | Saber Moradi | 15. Innovative Structural Seismic Systems, Technical Sessions | |
| Optimal Reduction of Seismic FloorAcceleration Response using Viscous Dampers connecting Non-Consecutive Floor Levels | The objective of the study presented in this paper is to analyze the height-wise distributions of viscous dampers that minimize … | Mario Ortega | Diego Lopez-Garcia | 15. Innovative Structural Seismic Systems, Technical Sessions | |
| A New Braced-Frame System For Self-Centering and Damage-Free Seismic Response For Low-Rise Steel Building Structures | This article describes a new concentrically braced steel frame system that can exhibit elastic bi-linear response storey shearstorey drift response … | Robert Tremblay | Khouzam Darwiche | 15. Innovative Structural Seismic Systems, Technical Sessions | |
| Numerical Framework to Evaluate Liquefaction-Induced Pipe Uplift | This study aims to numerically investigate the uplift response of buried pipelines in potentially liquefiable soils under the event of … | Devdeep Basu | Dharma Wijewickreme | 05. Liquefaction and Ground Failures, Technical Sessions | |
| CPT-based evaluation of liquefaction-induced settlement for reclaimed gravelly soil | This paper investigates the applicability of a CPT – DR correlation developed for a wide range of liquefiable soils including … | Riwaj Dhakal | Misko Cubrinovski2 | 05. Liquefaction and Ground Failures, Technical Sessions | |
| Effectiveness of Surface Gravel Replacement for Liquefaction Damage Mitigation at Soma LNG Terminal during 2022 Fukushima Earthquake | The replacement of ground surface material with gravel is a possible method of mitigating damage caused by liquefaction. It was … | Akira Ishikawa | Hideyuki Mano | Michio Hashimoto | Masaki Wakabayashi | Kazutaka Mizutani | 05. Liquefaction and Ground Failures, Technical Sessions | |
| Topographic Amplification Factors For Different Potential Sliding Masses On A Rockfill Dam | Ground shaking during earthquakes can be affected by local site conditions, which can be separated into two components: soil amplification, … | Eric Krumm | Saman Zarnani | 05. Liquefaction and Ground Failures, Technical Sessions | |
| Effects of variability in soil properties on the seismic performance of CBF buildings | Numerous studies have been conducted on the seismic performance of concentrically braced frames (CBF), which represent one of the most … | Hamid M. Madani | Lydell D. A. Wiebe | Peijun Guo | Sanda Koboevic | 05. Liquefaction and Ground Failures, Technical Sessions | |
| A Case History in the Fraser River Basin on Different Liquefaction Triggering Assessments and Considerations for their Use | This paper presents a case study from a recent project in the lower mainland reviewing different liquefaction triggering correlations and … | Tyler Southam | Lothar Chan | Gordon Fung | 05. Liquefaction and Ground Failures, Technical Sessions | |
| Remote Sensing And Machine Learning For Enhanced Post-Disaster Response: Insights From The 2023 Türkiye–Syria Earthquake | The 2023 Türkiye–Syria earthquake caused widespread devastation with thousands of fatalities. This study aims to investigate the potential of remote-sensing … | Mohsen Azimi | Armin Dadras Eslamlou | T. Y. Yang | Shiping Huang | 28. Multidisciplinary, Technical Sessions | |
| Investigating Community Resilience Perspectives: What Can Be Learned From Pacific Communities to Improve the Resilience of the Built Environment? | Frameworks for community resilience can be strengthened by incorporating values and existing cultural practices from groups represented in a communities’ … | Megan Boston | 28. Multidisciplinary, Technical Sessions | |
| TwelveYears on: Christchurch’s Recovery from the 2010/2011 Canterbury Earthquakes | What does the recovery of Christchurch, New Zealand’s garden city, look like twelve years on from the 2010/2011 Canterbury earthquake … | Lianyan Li | Alice Chang-Richards | Megan Boston | Ken Elwood | Carlos Molina Hutt | 28. Multidisciplinary, Technical Sessions | |
| Intensified Ongoing Ground Cracking During Earthquakes in Mexico City | This paper is based on the author’s participation in the Canadian reconnaissance teams after 1985 Mw8.0 Michoacan interplate and 2017 … | Robert C. Lo | 28. Multidisciplinary, Technical Sessions | |
| A Dense Network of Economical Seismic Sensors Over a 5G Telecommunications Network for Post-Earthquake Rapid Damage Assessment and Response | The concept of an Earthquake Early Warning system over 5G (EEW-5G) has been developed in previous work with Rogers Communications. … | Andrea T.J. Martí | Ivelina Daiss | José R. Martí | Carlos E. Ventura | Amitabh Chhabra | Dragan Andjelic | 28. Multidisciplinary, Technical Sessions | |
| Regional Ground Motion Generation using Gaussian Process Regression and Autoencoder | Rapid post-earthquake seismic response and damage assessment of structure portfolios at the regional scale are essential to increase situational awareness … | Chunxiao Ning | Yazhou Xie | 28. Multidisciplinary, Technical Sessions | |
| Fracture Resistance of Moment Frame Beam-Column Connections with Cope Holes under Seismic Loading | Welded steel connections are widely used in structures located in high seismic hazard zones. This research presents ULCF fracture analysis … | Mehdi Bashiri | Gregory MacRae | Liang-Jiu Jia | 12. Nonlinear Modeling of Structures, Technical Sessions | |
| Effects of Modeling of the Welded Vertical Inter-Module Connection on the Nonlinear Dynamic Response of a Low-Rise Modular Steel Building | This paper offers a comparative analysis aimed at identifying the effects of various welded connection models on the overall nonlinear … | Mehmet Baris Batukan | Oya Mercan | 12. Nonlinear Modeling of Structures, Technical Sessions | |
| More Unintended Spurious Forces in Seismic Response History Analysis | In this paper, the spurious forces due to the linear interpolation of input ground motion data will be discussed with … | Theodore L. Chang | Chin-Long Lee | 12. Nonlinear Modeling of Structures, Technical Sessions | |
| Considering Corrosion Conditioning In Seismic Evaluation Of Corroded Reinforced Concrete Columns | In the present study, detailed finite element models for corroded columns were developedusing nonlinear modeling by introducing attenuated properties of … | Farah Dameh | Nicolas El-Joukadar | Stavroula Pantazopoulou | 12. Nonlinear Modeling of Structures, Technical Sessions | |
| Accounting for corrosion in computing the seismic response of reinforced concrete beams | To assess the seismic safety of existing reinforced concrete structures, the effect of corrosion must be addressed. The purpose of … | Chaymaa Lejouad | Sophie Capdevielle | Benjamin Richard | Frédéric Ragueneau | 12. Nonlinear Modeling of Structures, Technical Sessions | |
| Strategies for Modelling the Nonlinear Behaviour of Precast Pre-stressed Hollow-core Floors | The work presented here aims to build on previous findings to further advance our understanding of the seismic behaviour of … | Ana I. Sarkis | Timothy J. Sullivan | Emanuele Brunesi | Roberto Nascimbene | 12. Nonlinear Modeling of Structures, Technical Sessions | |
| Seismic Design and Response of a Gravity-Controlled Rocking Braced Frame System with Self-Centering Storey Shear Fuses | This paper describes a gravity-controlled rocking braced frame (G-CRBF) system that incorporates a self-centering (SC) storey shear fuses to control … | Simon Dufresne-Landry | Robert Tremblay | 16. Novel Structural Systems and Low Damage Technologies, Technical Sessions | |
| Seismic Response Reduction of a Timber Frame using Semi-Active Resettable Devices | This paper presents research on a timber frame equipped with a semi-active resettable tendon to reduce the seismic response of … | Roberto Franco-Anaya | Asif Iqbal | 16. Novel Structural Systems and Low Damage Technologies, Technical Sessions | |
| Suitability of Frames with Intentionally Eccentric Braces as the Seismic-Force-Resisting System of High-Rise Buildings | In this article, the suitability of Frame with Intentionally Eccentric Braces (FIEB) as the seismic-force-resisting system (SFRS) of high-rise buildings is … | Andrés González Ureña | Robert Tremblay | Colin A. Rogers | 16. Novel Structural Systems and Low Damage Technologies, Technical Sessions | |
| Seismic Resilient Mass Timber Structures Using Innovative Connections: Latest Research, Design Methods and Case Studies | This paper presents the latest research, testing and developments about the application of innovative and resilient energy dissipative connectors in … | Ashkan Hashemi | Tobias Fast | Carla Dickof | Robert Jackson | Hercend Mpidi Bita | Robert Malczyk | Pouyan Zarnani | Pierre Quenneville | 16. Novel Structural Systems and Low Damage Technologies, Technical Sessions | |
| Development and Hybrid Testing of Ring Spring Self-Centering Energy Dissipative Braces | In this study a new compact Self-Centering Energy-Dissipative (SCED) brace is developed, designed, and experimentally tested. This new innovative, compact, … | Ahmed Hassan | Jeffrey Erochko | Cameron Flude | David Lau | 16. Novel Structural Systems and Low Damage Technologies, Technical Sessions | |
| Performance-Based Optimization and Seismic Collapse Assessment of Self-Centering Steel Moment Frames with SMA-Based Connections | This paper develops a performance-based seismic design optimization procedure for steel moment frames with shape memory alloy (SMA) connections. Considering … | Aydin Hassanzadeh | Saber Moradi | 16. Novel Structural Systems and Low Damage Technologies, Technical Sessions | |
| Nonlinear Finite Element Modeling and Response Simulation of Controlled Rocking Tubular Steel Piers Prior to Shake Table Testing | Research is currently being performed at the Polytechnique Montréal and the University of British Columbia to investigate the seismic response … | Kamrul Islam | Robert Tremblay | M. Shahria Alam | 16. Novel Structural Systems and Low Damage Technologies, Technical Sessions | |
| Structural parametric study on seismic response and higher mode effects mitigation of unbonded post-tensioned precast walls | This study used a detailed parametric analysis scheme to investigate the higher-mode amplification effects in the seismic response of unbonded … | Mahya Moghadasi | Mohammad H Ahmadi | Fawad A Najam | Saeed Dehghani | Lisa Tobber | 16. Novel Structural Systems and Low Damage Technologies, Technical Sessions | |
| Seismic and Wind Performance of Tall Reinforced Concrete Buildings in Vancouver with Outrigger Viscoelastic Coupling Dampers (VCDs) | This study investigates the benefits of using the VCD system in a 47-storey tall case study building in downtown Vancouver. … | Luis Ardila | Constantin Christopoulos | Michael Montgomery | Josh Tapia | Grant Newfield | James Munro | Josif Golubovic | Pat Elischer | Winda Banjuradja | 16. Novel Structural Systems and Low Damage Technologies, Technical Sessions | |
| Experimental Validation of Optimized Cast Steel Replaceable Modular Yielding Links for Eccentrically Braced Frames | This paper first provides an overview of the proposed cast steel links and summarizes the results from an experimental program … | Pedram Mortazavi | Justin Binder | Michael Gray | Oh-Sung Kwon | Constantin Christopoulos | 16. Novel Structural Systems and Low Damage Technologies, Technical Sessions | |
| Seismic Performance of a High-Rise Building Equipped with a Novel Semi-Active Variable Stiffness and Damping Actuator Subjected to Near-Field Ground Motions | Simulation studies of a high-rise (15-story) steel moment-resisting frame (MRF) building subjected to near-field ground motions were conducted, and the … | Seyed Masoud Sajjadi Alehashem | Ali Keyhani2 | 16. Novel Structural Systems and Low Damage Technologies, Technical Sessions | |
| Base Isolation of the Puente Industrial de Biobio: the Control of Performance of Lead Rubber Bearings through anAdvanced Quality System | This paper aims at analyzing the performance characteristics of the lead rubber bearings provided for this important project with special … | M. Sartori | M. Ambor | C. Galbiati | G. Bresaola | I. Zivanovic | I. Alende | 16. Novel Structural Systems and Low Damage Technologies, Technical Sessions | |
| Optimization of fuzzy logic controller for high-tech machinery and building vibration | This paper presents the design of an optimal fuzzy logic control (FLC) algorithm for effectively attenuate microvibrations of a hybrid … | Chandrasekhara Tappiti | Tzu-Kang Lin | 16. Novel Structural Systems and Low Damage Technologies, Technical Sessions | |
| Precast Bridge Columns with Quick Repair Detailing | RC columns, which are usually the main source of energy dissipation and ductility in bridges, are widely used in seismic … | Mostafa Tazarv | Kallan Hart | Theodore Sjurseth | 16. Novel Structural Systems and Low Damage Technologies, Technical Sessions | |
| New Seismic Resilient Systems for Protection of Residential Light TimberFramed Structures: High ductility, Self-centring and No Post-event Maintenance | The paper will present the results of a full-scale testing of one of the proposed seismic resilient systems. Also, an … | Pouyan Zarnani | Nicholas Chan | Ashkan Hashemi | Pierre Quenneville | 16. Novel Structural Systems and Low Damage Technologies, Technical Sessions | |
| Simplified Design Method for the Performance-Based Seismic Design of Shear-Controlling Rocking-Isolation Podium Systems for Tall Buildings | This paper presents a simplified design method for the performance-based seismic design of these base dual-mechanism systems and the structures … | Chiyun Zhong | Constantin Christopoulos | 16. Novel Structural Systems and Low Damage Technologies, Technical Sessions | |
| Sensitivity Analysis of Design Variables for Self-centering Buckling Restrained Braces with Shape Memory Alloys | In this study a sensitivity analysis is conducted on the variables controlling the design of self-centering buckling restrained braces with … | Wilson Carofilis | Eugene Kim | Donghyuk Jung | 24. Repair and Retrofit of Structures, Technical Sessions | |
| Seismic retrofit of unreinforced masonry walls using timber strong-backs and cross laminated timber panels | The susceptibility of unreinforced masonry (URM) walls to collapse under seismic loading has been repeatedly observed and documented across a … | Davide Cassol | Ermes Rizzi | Ivan Giongo | Dmytro Dizhur | Jason Ingham | Devina Shedde | Robert Hudson | Marta Giaretton | 24. Repair and Retrofit of Structures, Technical Sessions | |
| Toward Updating NRC’s Seismic Evaluation Guidelines for Existing Buildings in Canada | This paper presents an overview of the seismic evaluation guidelines (SEG) under development by the National Research Council Canada (NRC) … | Reza Fathi-Fazl | Farrokh Fazileh | Zhen Cai | 24. Repair and Retrofit of Structures, Technical Sessions | |
| Experimental Seismic Performance Assessment of Existing Multi-Panel Flat Arch Terra Cotta Floor Diaphragms | In this paper, the experimental results from the testing of multi-panel frames are presented. The load-displacement responses obtained from the … | Farrokh Fazileh | Reza Fathi-Fazl | Derek Mes | 24. Repair and Retrofit of Structures, Technical Sessions | |
| Seismic Isolation and Half-Joint Elimination of Cambie Bridge in Vancouver, BC | This paper will focus on the changes to the bridge response, and the supporting rigorous linear and nonlinear analysis and … | Grant Fraser | Katrin Habel | Justin Li | 24. Repair and Retrofit of Structures, Technical Sessions | |
| Performance-based Seismic Analysis for the Retrofit of Pre-code Hospital Building in a Moderate Seismic Region | This study follows the ASCE-41 tier 3 procedure for the rehabilitation study while guided by the FEMA P-58 analysis throughout … | Jack Guo | Li Ming Tang | Joshua Tapia | 24. Repair and Retrofit of Structures, Technical Sessions | |
| Seismic Evaluation and Retrofit Study of the Jacques Cartier Bridge in Montreal | This paper presents a follow-up study which captures the recent significant seismic hazard increase in Montreal from the 5th to … | Anna Lemaire | Nikolay Velev | Steve Zhu | Mohammadreza Moradian | 24. Repair and Retrofit of Structures, Technical Sessions | |
| Benefits of Using Access Panel for Post-earthquake Structural Inspection: Concept and a Case Study | This paper describes the concept of structural access panel (SAP) and the benefit from analysis considering inspection cost and downtime. … | Zheng Luo | Gregory MacRae | Jianyang Xue | 24. Repair and Retrofit of Structures, Technical Sessions | |
| The Use of ASCE 41 for the Retrofit of Rubble Wall Buildings: A Case Study in a Moderate Seismic Zone | In this paper, a discussion of the seismic retrofit of heritage buildings made of rubble walls, using ASCE 41, is … | Paul Mottier | Andrea Iachetta | Helene Tischer | Nicholas Di Tommaso | 24. Repair and Retrofit of Structures, Technical Sessions | |
| Retrofit and Repair of Reinforced Concrete Columns with Post-tensioned External Clamps | The use of post-tensioned external clamps fastened around the column is proposed as a new retrofit and repair technique. The … | Julián D. Rincón | Santiago Pujol | Yu-Mei Chen | Aishwarya Y. Puranam | Shyh-Jiann Hwang | 24. Repair and Retrofit of Structures, Technical Sessions | |
| TransCanada Highway 1 – Upper Levels Bridge Seismic Retrofits | The British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (BC MoTI) identified three underpass bridges along the TransCanada Highway 1 – … | Brook Robazza | Kai Marder | 24. Repair and Retrofit of Structures, Technical Sessions | |
| Highway 1 Burnside Bridges Widening and Seismic Retrofit | Located in Saanich, British Columbia (BC), Canada, the bridges, locally known as the Burnside Bridges, carry Hwy 1 across Colquitz … | Arman Shahnaz | Casey Leggett | Behrad Zibania | 24. Repair and Retrofit of Structures, Technical Sessions | |
| Seismic Retrofit and Structural Assessment of a Modern Timber Building ReCommissioned for Exterior Conditions as a Giant Gazebo | Built in 2001, the former entrance pavilion of the Quebec City Zoological Garden features a glulam frame, light-frame wood shear … | Francis Vandal | Félix Bouffard | Jean-François Martel | 24. Repair and Retrofit of Structures, Technical Sessions | |
| Seismic Retrofit of a Previously Partially Retrofitted Heritage Hospital Building | The project’s main challenge was to develop a structural retrofit solution tailored to the project specificities: build on an unfinished … | Francis Vandal | Jean-François Martel | Bruno Ilincau | 24. Repair and Retrofit of Structures, Technical Sessions | |
| Taiwan-Thailand Seismic Retrofitting Collaborative Project of School Buildings in Thailand | Recent reconnaissance results revealed that several school buildings were damaged due to the weak and/or openings of groundfloor in northern … | Pu-Wen Weng | Fu-Pei Hsiao | Chia-Chen Lin | Sutat Leelataviwat | Pennung Warnitchai | Shyh Jiann Hwang | 24. Repair and Retrofit of Structures, Technical Sessions | |
| Performance review of 1st bridge retrofitted in BC | In this paper the effect of the original retrofit strategies is assessed on the behavior of the bridge to understand … | Behrad Zibania | Tony Martin | 24. Repair and Retrofit of Structures, Technical Sessions | |
| Effect of subduction ground motions on regional seismic risk assessment for wood structures in selected BC localities | This work studies the effect of subduction ground motions on regional seismic risk assessment in British Columbia (BC), considering wood … | Ann Abraham | Carlos Ventura | Armin Bebamzadeh | 06. Risk and Loss Assessment, Technical Sessions | |
| Site-City interactions modelling for earthquake scenario by hybrid BEM-FEM | Earthquake-resistant buildings are vital in building earthquake-resilient cities in active seismic regions worldwide. The traditional practice of the seismic analysis … | Min B. Basnet | Zarghaam H. Rizvi | Lisa Tobber | Frank Wuttke | 06. Risk and Loss Assessment, Technical Sessions | |
| Overview of NRC’s New Seismic Risk Screening Tools for Existing Wood Light Frame Buildings under Part 9 of the NBC | There are currently no Canadian guidelines for seismic risk assessment of existing wood light frame buildings under Part 9 of … | Zhen Cai | Reza Fathi-Fazl | Farrokh Fazileh | 06. Risk and Loss Assessment, Technical Sessions | |
| Performance-Based Seismic Loss Assessment of Retrofitted RC Bridge Bents with Different Alternatives | Sustainability, measured in social, environmental, and economic metrics, can help in deciding and mitigating risks related to a bridge by … | Abu O. Chowdhury | AHM Muntasir Billah | M. S. Alam | 06. Risk and Loss Assessment, Technical Sessions | |
| Investigating the Impacts of Building Importance Level and Ductile Design on the Performance of Base-Isolated Buildings in New Zealand | Preliminary seismic isolation design guidelines were recently released in New Zealand to provide both guidance for the design of base-isolated … | Claire Dong | Timothy J. Sullivan | 06. Risk and Loss Assessment, Technical Sessions | |
| Seismic Resiliency of the Ministry’s Critical and Key Routes – A Highway 99 Pilot Study | British Columbians live in one of the most high-risk seismic zones in Canada. As a global leader in seismic technology … | Jason Dowling | Paul Wilson | Don Kennedy | Jaime Yanez Rojas | Carlos E. Ventura | Alireza Ahmadnia | Kevin Baskin | 06. Risk and Loss Assessment, Technical Sessions | |
| Early Results from a Methodology to Leverage Seismic Risk Assessments to Inform Seismic Policy Development in the City of Vancouver | Vancouver, British Columbia is located in one of Canada’s most active seismic regions. Because most of the seismic risk in … | Micah P. Hilt | Emma C. Lambert | Carlos Molina Hutt | 06. Risk and Loss Assessment, Technical Sessions | |
| Characterizing Seismic Risk Across Canada | The Geological Survey of Canada recently published a national seismic risk model, quantifying seismic risk at the neighborhood level across … | Tiegan E. Hobbs | Philip LeSueur | J. Murray Journeay | 06. Risk and Loss Assessment, Technical Sessions | |
| Probabilistic Sensitivity Analysis of Earthquake-induced Loss Estimates in Buildings | The degree of uncertainty associated with earthquake-induced loss predictions is significant. In this study, we perform a probabilistic sensitivity analysis … | Pouria Kourehpaz | Carlos Molina Hutt | Adam Zsarnoczay | 06. Risk and Loss Assessment, Technical Sessions | |
| A Sensitivity Analysis Framework to Quantify the Impact of Modelling Assumptions on Regional Seismic Risk Outputs | This study proposes a framework to quantify the impact of key modelling assumptions on regional seismic risk outputs using the … | Emma Constance Lambert | Carlos Molina Hutt | 06. Risk and Loss Assessment, Technical Sessions | |
| Assessment of Earthquake and Tsunami Risk for Tofino, British Columbia | A probabilistic earthquake and tsunami risk assessment was conducted for Tofino and neighboring Tla-o qui-aht First Nation (TFN) communities on … | M. Novakovic | J. Borozan | K. Assatourians | K. Goda | K. Martinez-Alcala | Y. Yang | S. Molnar | H. Ghofrani | A. Bilson Darko | A. Samani | N. Gomez Jaramillo | G. Atkinson | T. Onur | K. Orchiston | 06. Risk and Loss Assessment, Technical Sessions | |
| Initial Performance and Reliability Assessment of a Frictional GripNGrab Device during Experimental Component Testing | The large-scale experimental component testing of a frictional “GripNGrab (GNG)” tension-only dissipation device is described. The 2.2m long device consists … | Kiran Rangwani | Geoffrey W. Rodgers | Gregory MacRae | Shahab Ramhormozian | Charles Clifton | Zhenduo Yan | 06. Risk and Loss Assessment, Technical Sessions | |
| Influence of the 2020 National Seismic Hazard Model Changes on the Residential Risk; Case Study in Greater Montreal | This study highlights the impact on expected losses for residential buildings in the Greater Montreal area induced by changes in … | Rosset Philippe | Long Xuejiao | Chouinard Luc | 06. Risk and Loss Assessment, Technical Sessions | |
| Annualized Residential Earthquake Losses in the Greater Montreal Area | Previous studies have highlighted the potential losses from a major earthquake in the Montreal Metropolitan Community (CMM). For example, losses … | Rosset Philippe | Long Xuejiao | Nollet Marie-José | Chouinard Luc | 06. Risk and Loss Assessment, Technical Sessions | |
| Comparison of building damage loss estimates from two alternative tsunami models | New Zealand’s entire coastline is at risk of tsunami. The potential for significant losses from tsunami impact has been demonstrated … | Vinod K. Sadashiva | Xiaoming Wang | David Heron | Raffaele De Risi | Anawat Suppasri | 06. Risk and Loss Assessment, Technical Sessions | |
| Collapse risk assessment of a BRBF building considering the out-of-plane buckling of gusset plates and brace end-zones | The results obtained from this study suggest that 2D planar models may not adequately capture the global seismic behavior of … | S. Sistla | R. Chandramohan | T.J. Sullivan | 06. Risk and Loss Assessment, Technical Sessions | |
| Evolution of Performance-Based Design in the Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code, CSA S6:25 | Performance-Based Design (PBD) was introduced in the 2014 edition of the CSA S6 Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code (CHBDC) as … | Marc Gérin | Don Kennedy | Sepideh Ashtari | Jimmy Fortier | 23. Seismic Design of Codes and Bridges, Technical Sessions | |
| Comparative Study of Rocking Bridge Piers with Ductile and Isolated Bridge Piers | This paper compares the seismic performance of bridges designed with ductile elements, base isolations, or rocking mechanisms. It is intended … | Mohammad Saifuzzaman | M. Shahria Alam | Robert Tremblay | 23. Seismic Design of Codes and Bridges, Technical Sessions | |
| Seismic Retrofitting of RC Bridge Piers using Ultra-High-Performance Concrete Jacketing: State-of-the-art Review | Recent studies have demonstrated the potential of UltraHigh-Performance Concrete (UHPC) for seismic retrofitting of RC elements due to its superior … | Roberto Salazar Gonzalez | Tadesse G. Wakjira | S. J. Pantazopoulou | M. Shahria Alam | 23. Seismic Design of Codes and Bridges, Technical Sessions | |
| Design of Brace Intersected Beams in Inverted-V and Two-Storey X Steel Concentrically Braced Frames | Steel concentrically braced frames (CBFs) often adopt inverted-V (IV) (chevron) and two-storey X (2X) bracing configurations. Although the beams in … | Robert Tremblay | Hiroyuki Inamasu | 23. Seismic Design of Codes and Bridges, Technical Sessions | |
| Case Study of Seismic Performance of a High-Rise Concrete Shear Wall Building Located Directly Adjacent to An Active Fault | This study focuses on the seismic design and response of a new (37) story residential tower in San Diego that … | Ehsan Dezhdar | Chris Smith | Qusay Al Chatti | 21. Seismic Design of High-rise Buildings, Technical Sessions | |
| Seismic Collapse Performance of Frames with SRC-RC Columns through Pushover and Non-linear Time History Analysis in OpenSees Software | Steel reinforced concrete (SRC) columns are used worldwide due to their superior load carrying capacity and swiftness in construction compared … | Abhishek Jain | Gautham Anbumani | Dipti Ranjan Sahoo | 21. Seismic Design of High-rise Buildings, Technical Sessions | |
| Seismic Design for Horizontal Diaphragm Actions in Reinforced-concrete Buildings Using Conventional Methods | Two procedures have been introduced for capturing horizontal diaphragm actions under seismic loads as part of the design of tall … | Freddy E. Pina | Gustavo Avendano | 21. Seismic Design of High-rise Buildings, Technical Sessions | |
| Seismic Design of a 27 Storey Transit-Oriented Community in Toronto | The principle of transit-oriented communities (TOC) is to integrate transit, residential, and commercial spaces, enhancing city neighbourhoods and creating more … | Janelle Stanzeleit | Jose Centeno | Antonio Firmo | Matthew Pearce | 21. Seismic Design of High-rise Buildings, Technical Sessions | |
| Estimating Seismic Demands on a Subway Station with a 27 Storey TOC Overbuild in Toronto | The principle of transit-oriented communities (TOC) is to integrate transit, residential, and commercial spaces, enhancing city neighbourhoods and creating more … | Janelle Stanzeleit | Jose Centeno | Antonio Firmo | Matthew Pearce | 21. Seismic Design of High-rise Buildings, Technical Sessions | |
| Higher-mode effects on the seismic response of high-rise buildings | he dynamic response of tall buildings is studied in this paper to evaluate the influence of higher modes. Buildings were … | Edgar Tapia-Hernández | Cuauhtémoc Gama-Contreras | Amador Terán-Gilmore | 21. Seismic Design of High-rise Buildings, Technical Sessions | |
| Integrated Robotics System For Autonomous Mapping And 3D Scene Reconstruction In Structural Health Monitoring Applications | This paper presents a novel integrated unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) system for structural health monitoring … | Mohsen Azimi | Sina Tavasoli | Kasra Jabbari | T. Y. Yang | 11. Seismic Structural Health Monitoring and Earthquake Early Warning System, Technical Sessions | |
| Estimation of Shaking Intensity in a Few Seconds: An Earthquake Early Warning System for Southwestern British Columbia, Canada | Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) has developed an Earthquake Early Warning (EEW) system for southwestern British Columbia. A key objective of … | Alireza Babaie Mahani | Eli Ferguson | Bob Crosby | Angela Schlesinger | Benoit Pirenne | Emily Price | 11. Seismic Structural Health Monitoring and Earthquake Early Warning System, Technical Sessions | |
| National Earthquake Early Warning for Canada | Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) is developing a national Earthquake Early Warning (EEW) system as part of the Canadian Emergency Management … | Stephen Crane | Henry Seywerd | John Adams | Alison Bird | Michal Kolaj | Claire Perry | 11. Seismic Structural Health Monitoring and Earthquake Early Warning System, Technical Sessions | |
| 3D Vision-Based Structural Masonry Damage Detection | The detection of masonry damage is essential for preventing potentially disastrous outcomes. Manual inspection can, however, take a long time … | Elmira Faraji Zonouz | Xiao Pan | Yu-Cheng Hsu | T.Y. Yang | 11. Seismic Structural Health Monitoring and Earthquake Early Warning System, Technical Sessions | |
| Quantifying Earthquake-Induced Displacements of Full-Scale Wood-Frame Buildings using Computer Vision Techniques | This paper presents an experiment in which a fixed camera is used to track the motion of a full-scale wood-frame … | Leila Katebi | Carlos E. Ventura | Mehrtash Motamedi | 11. Seismic Structural Health Monitoring and Earthquake Early Warning System, Technical Sessions | |
| Optimal Sensor Placement and Probabilistic Engineering Demand Parameter Reconstruction for Seismic Monitoring and Risk Modeling | This paper presents a methodology for optimal sensor placement and reconstruction of seismic engineering demand parameters (EDPs) in instrumented buildings … | Milad Roohi | Milad Cheraghzade | 11. Seismic Structural Health Monitoring and Earthquake Early Warning System, Technical Sessions | |
| Effectiveness of New Sensing-based Seismic Assessment Method (3DSAM) in a Two-Story Full-scale Shake Table Test | This paper evaluates the accuracy of Sensequake patented methodology for the sensing-based seismic assessment of buildings, 3D-SAM, based on ambient … | A. Sabamehr | F. Mirshafiei | M. Mirshafiei | M. Delpasand | 11. Seismic Structural Health Monitoring and Earthquake Early Warning System, Technical Sessions | |
| Autonomous damage assessment of structural columns using low-cost micro aerial vehicles and multi-view computer vision | Structural columns are the crucial load-carrying components of buildings and bridges. Early detection of column damage is important for the … | Sina Tavasoli | Xiao Pan | T. Y. Yang | Saudah Gazi | Mohsen Azimi | 11. Seismic Structural Health Monitoring and Earthquake Early Warning System, Technical Sessions | |
| Rollout of the Metro Vancouver Network-based Earthquake Early Warning System | The Metro Vancouver network-based EEW system was designed, built, and commissioned in 2021/2022 as part of the pilot project “EEW … | Anton Zaicenco | Iain Weir-Jones | Amin Kassam | 11. Seismic Structural Health Monitoring and Earthquake Early Warning System, Technical Sessions | |
| Non-ergodic Site Response for Hard Rock Correction – a Case Study on the Number of Site-specific Data | In 2012, BC Hydro (BCH) performed a SSHAC Level 3 PSHA that was referenced to a moderate-stiffness rock site condition … | Mike Fairhurst | Behzad Hassani | Li Yan | 03. Site Response and Design Ground Motion, Technical Sessions | |
| Liquefaction Resistance of Silty Sand and Silt from Cyclic Direct Simple Shear Tests | The current standard of practice to evaluate the cyclic resistance of granular soils to liquefaction is based on empirical procedures … | Gordon Fung | John P. Sully | Ender J. Parra | 03. Site Response and Design Ground Motion, Technical Sessions | |
| Effect of Multi-Directional ground motions on the Performance of lead rubber isolators in Base-isolated Bridges | Seismic Isolation is an effective design approach widely used in the seismic design of bridges. Understanding the behaviour of isolation … | Ashritha Kedarisetti | Carlos E. Ventura | 03. Site Response and Design Ground Motion, Technical Sessions | |
| Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of High-Consequence Dikes in Vancouver’s Lower Mainland | This paper presents a seismic vulnerability assessment of the High-Consequence diking system in the Lower Mainland. The seismic vulnerability was … | Roberto Olivera | Mahdi Shahrabi | William Roberds | Upul Atukorala | Aran Thurairajah | 03. Site Response and Design Ground Motion, Technical Sessions | |
| Influence of the Vs30 Mapping on the Residential Risk; Case Study of the Greater Montreal | This study highlights the impact of site conditions on estimates of seismic losses for residential buildings in the Greater Montreal … | Rosset Philippe | Zhu Huanru | Chouinard Luc | 03. Site Response and Design Ground Motion, Technical Sessions | |
| The Effects of Multiple Impedance Contrasts on Microtremor Horizontal-to-Vertical Spectral Ratio Site Period Estimates in Aotearoa New Zealand | The microtremor horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratio (mHVSR) is often used to estimate the fundamental period of vibration of soil above bedrock … | Andrew C. Stolte | Liam M. Wotherspoon | 03. Site Response and Design Ground Motion, Technical Sessions | |
| A Proposed Seismic Site Response Analysis Approach Consistent with the 6th Generation Seismic Hazard Model of Canada | In the 6th Generation Seismic Hazard Model of Canada (SHMC-6), multiple ground motion models (GMMs) are used to calculate hazard … | Chris Weech | Armin Bebamzadeh | Mike Fairhurst | Roberto Olivera | Carlos Ventura | 03. Site Response and Design Ground Motion, Technical Sessions | |
| Geotechnical and Soil-Structure Interaction Considerations for Definition of Building Base in Seismic Design | In the National Building Code of Canada 2020 (NBCC 2020) [1], the seismic site designation is determined using VS30 (average … | Morteza Esfehani | 04. Soil-structure Interaction, Technical Sessions | |
| Numerical simulation of spatial variability and kinematic effect of ground motion on the response of above ground structure | The effect of the spatial variability and kinematic effect of ground motion during an earthquake is mainly attributable to the … | Mohammed Naimi | 04. Soil-structure Interaction, Technical Sessions | |
| Large-Scale Seismic Simulation for Site-City Interaction Analysis | Conventional seismic design of a building in a dense urban area typically ignores the effect of nearby buildings on ground … | Mohamed A. Sayed | Oh-Sung Kwon | 04. Soil-structure Interaction, Technical Sessions | |
| 3D Seismic Soil-Structure Interaction Modeling of Port and Marine Structures in Liquefiable Soils | Coupled soil-structure interaction modeling of two representative port and marine structures were presented: 1) a berth structure consisting of quay … | Viet Tran | 04. Soil-structure Interaction, Technical Sessions | |
| Semi-empirical Framework to Predict Pipeline Failure Rates from Permanent Ground Displacement for a Regional Scale Seismic Vulnerability Study | In a regional-scale seismic vulnerability study, pipe damage rates are typically estimated using empirical relationships such as those published in … | Lalinda Weerasekara | Carl Miller | Douglas Honegger | Dharma Wijewickreme | 04. Soil-structure Interaction, Technical Sessions | |
| Influence Of Pile Group Effect Modeling Methods On Seismic Behavior Of Piles-supported Bridges | Pile group foundations are commonly utilized in bridge engineering. The earthquake-induced damage or nonlinear behavior of piles has been reported … | Lianxu Zhou | Aijun Ye | M. Shahria Alam | 04. Soil-structure Interaction, Technical Sessions | |
| Engineering Demand Parameters for Acceleration-Sensitive Nonstructural Components: Comparison between Peak Floor Acceleration and Spectral Acceleration | The current FEMA P58 library provides damage fragility curves of acceleration-sensitive nonstructural components based on peak floor accelerations (PFAs). A … | Amir Banihashemi | Lydell Wiebe | André Filiatrault | 25. Structural Engineering Practice | |
| Seismic Code Provisions for Post-Disaster Buildings per National Building Code of Canada and ASCE 7-22 A Comparison | This paper presents a comparative study between the seismic design of a post-disaster building located in Greater Victoria using 2020 … | Majid Baradaran Shoraka | Ehsan Dezhdar | Armin Bebamzadeh | 25. Structural Engineering Practice, Technical Sessions | |
| Seismic Design of Piers and Wharves: A Review of Canadian Practice | The publication of ASCE 61-14 “Seismic Design of Piers and Wharves” marked the beginning of standardized seismic design practice of … | Julian Cajiao | William M. Bruin | 25. Structural Engineering Practice, Technical Sessions | |
| Performance based Seismic Evaluation of the J.C Van Horne Bridge | The J.C. Van Horne Bridge represents a major transportation link between Quebec and New Brunswick over the Restigouche River. It … | Ali El-Husseini | Jianping Jiang | Maurice Mansfield | 25. Structural Engineering Practice, Technical Sessions | |
| Resilient Homes for Pacific Rim Communities: Financial, Environmental and Health Impacts of Earthquake Damage and Improved Resilience | Earthquakes are a frequent and devastating natural hazard around the Pacific Rim, causing significant injury and property damage, as well … | Ben Exton | Geoff Banks | 25. Structural Engineering Practice, Technical Sessions | |
| Informing Clients on The Business Case for Seismic Resiliency | The role of structural engineer has been to ensure life safety of building occupants during a seismic event, and this … | Paul Steneker | Jan Stanway | Will Parker | Mitchel Le Heux | Magno Mery | David Arnold | Paul Campbell | Tony Ghodsi | Chris Jacques | William Johnston | Richard Mastschuch | Yanko Morales | 25. Structural Engineering Practice, Technical Sessions | |
| Beyond the Code: How to Restrain Non-Structural Components | Currently, in both the local and international consulting community, the conversation around earthquake engineering and structural design is often focused … | Nicole A. Babuik | Monrit K. Chatha | 27. Structural Engineering-Research, Technical Sessions | |
| Physics-Informed Neural Network based Probability Density Evolution Method for Reliability Assessment of Self-Centering Viscous Damper | This study presents a reliability-based design optimization (RBDO) method using the probability density evolution method (PDEM) of a steel moment … | Sourav Das | Solomon Tesfamariam | 27. Structural Engineering-Research, Technical Sessions | |
| Seismic Design of Tall Reinforced Masonry Shear Walls | The use of reinforced masonry (RM) for constructing low to mid-rise buildings in Canada has been common for over 50 … | Yu-Cheng Hsu | T.Y. Yang | Svetlana Brzev | 27. Structural Engineering-Research, Technical Sessions | |
| Incremental dynamic analysis of steel storage racks subjected to Chilean earthquakes | Steel storage racks are structures commonly used by all industries in Chile; nevertheless, due the seismic hazard in the country … | Eduardo Nuñez | Ramon Mata | 27. Structural Engineering-Research, Technical Sessions | |
| Seismic Floor Response Characteristics of a Large Irregular Building | The Auxiliary building (AB) is one of the critical structures in nuclear power plants (NPPs) since it houses all the … | Bidhek Thusa | Duy-Duan Nguyen | Md. Samdani Azad | Tae-Hyung Lee | 27. Structural Engineering-Research, Technical Sessions | |
| Review and Analysis of Codes and Experimental Tests for Steel and Steel-Reinforced Coupling Beams: Advancing Canadian Design | Steel and Steel-Reinforced Coupling Beams (SCB and SRCBs) are increasingly being adopted within reinforced coupled wall systems due to their … | Amirhossein Amiri | Lisa Tobber | 19. Structural Seismic Codes and Standards, Technical Sessions | |
| Seismic Design of Industrial Structures in Canadian Codes: A Critical Review | Seismic design of industrial structures is a complex process that employs multidisciplinary engineering principles and techniques to ensure that a … | Abdelsamie Elmenshawi | 19. Structural Seismic Codes and Standards, Technical Sessions | |
| Comparison of the Seismic Code Provisions for Non-Structural Components for Selected Countries | Past earthquakes have shown that, even if a structure behaves appropriately, failure or damage to non-structural components can have an … | Helene Tischer | Damian N. Grant | Jamie Dennis | Michele Malaspina | 19. Structural Seismic Codes and Standards, Technical Sessions | |
| Towards the Quantitative Performance Evaluation of NBC Design Requirements for Torsionally Sensitive Buildings | The National Building Code of Canada (NBC) considers the torsional effects in structures based on a torsional sensitivity parameter, B, … | Mostafa Toopchinezhad | Vahid Sadeghian | Farrokh Fazileh | Reza Fathi-Fazl | 19. Structural Seismic Codes and Standards, Technical Sessions | |
| Review of Seismic Design Provisions of Precast Concrete Shear Walls | Precast concrete systems are widely utilized due to their exceptional quality and efficient construction process. In precast concrete construction, structural … | Chadia Uwamahoro | Lisa Tobber | 19. Structural Seismic Codes and Standards, Technical Sessions | |
| Seismic Force Modification Factors for a Novel Sandwich Wall Panel as the SFRS | The performance of a novel sandwich wall panel system is studied as the Seismic Force-Resisting System (SFRS) of a building. … | Ali Ziaeinejad | Michael Dombowsky | Braden Dombowsky | Kian Karimi | Min Sun | 19. Structural Seismic Codes and Standards, Technical Sessions | |
| Input Ground Motions for Performance-based Design of Soil-structure Systems | Input ground motions play a key role in the design and analysis of soil-structure systems under seismic loading. Seismic loading-induced … | Upul Atukorala | Keynote Sessions | |
| Seismic Structural Health Monitoring (SSHM) and Computer Vision | The seismic response of a structure during an earthquake is a short nonrepetitive signal from a nonlinear system, even if … | Ruben L. Boroschek | Keynote Sessions | |
| From Earthquake Engineering to Nuclear Holocaust, via The Blessings of Disaster: The Lessons That Catastrophes Teach Us and Why Our Future Depends on It | Are we doomed? As individuals, certainly, eventually, inevitably. But as a species? As a civilization? Perhaps not. The Blessings of … | Michel Bruneau | Keynote Sessions | |
| Challenges for Earthquake Engineering Practice in Aotearoa New Zealand | New Zealand has experienced a decade of increased seismic activity, highlighted by the Christchurch earthquake sequence and the Kaikōura earthquake. … | H. John Hare | Keynote Sessions | |
| Urban Earthquake Early Warning for Aotearoa-New Zealand | Earthquake Early Warning Systems (EEWS) should be part of any Earthquake Resilience toolkit due to their potential to save lives … | Caroline Holden | Raj Prasanna | Marion Tan | Julia Becker | Quincy Ma | Keynote Sessions | |
| Monitoring the land and built-environment in Japan, its roles for earthquake disaster mitigation, and people’s perception and expectation | This article summarizes the current status of Japanese monitoring of land, infrastructural systems, buildings, and mechanical facilities. Over 4,000 sensors … | Masayoshi Nakashima | Yu Fukutomi | Keynote Sessions | |
| Novel Materials and Technologies in Seismic Retrofit of Existing Reinforced Concrete Structures | The presentation will review the background of the introduction of new technologies and materials in the seismic retrofit of structures. … | S. J. (Voula) Pantazopoulou | Keynote Sessions | |
| On the Methodologies for Quantification of Building Seismic Performance in Canada | Canadian Construction Material Centre (CCMC) at National Research Council Canada (NRC) recently published a technical guide for performance evaluation of … | Farrokh Fazileh | Reza Fathi-Fazl | Xu Huang | Jasmine McFadden | 05. Seismic Performance Assessment of Selected SFRSs in NBC using PBU procedure, Special Sessions | |
| Seismic Upgrade of the Canadian Parliament Building: Part 1- Project Overview | Centre Block, Canada’s heritage designated federal parliament building, was constructed in 1916 after fire destroyed an earlier building of the … | David Arnold | Daniel Carson | 06. Centre Block Restoration and Base Isolation Seismic Upgrade Project, Special Sessions | |
| Seismic Upgrade of the Canadian Parliament Building: Part 2 – Conceptual approach | This paper provides an overview of the seismic isolation system design. Key decisions relating to the location of the isolation … | David Arnold | Daniel Carson | John Sherstobitoff | Mason Walters | Ian Aiken | 06. Centre Block Restoration and Base Isolation Seismic Upgrade Project, Special Sessions | |
| Seismic Upgrade of the Canadian Parliament Building: Part 3 – Testing Program | Centre Block was constructed in 1916 using materials and techniques considered state-of-the art at the time. This included a combination … | Matthew Chase | Carl Mohammadi | David Arnold | Daniel Carson | 06. Centre Block Restoration and Base Isolation Seismic Upgrade Project, Special Sessions | |
| Seismic Upgrade of the Canadian Parliament Building: Part 5–Superstructure Strengthening | A seismic upgrade of Centre Block, Canada’s Parliament building is currently underway. A seismic isolation system will be used to … | Carl Mohammadi | Paul Steneker | David Arnold | Daniel Carson | 06. Centre Block Restoration and Base Isolation Seismic Upgrade Project, Special Sessions | |
| Seismic Upgrade of the Canadian Parliament Building: Part 4–Analytical Modelling | The seismic upgrade of Centre Block will include the installation of a seismic isolation system within its basement level and … | John Sherstobitoff | Armin Bebamzadeh | Ian Aiken | David Arnold | Daniel Carson | 06. Centre Block Restoration and Base Isolation Seismic Upgrade Project, Special Sessions | |
| Seismic Response of Timber Braced Frames with Shape Memory Alloy Dampers | Braced frames are often used to enhance lateral load capacity and stiffness of timber structures, especially in tall buildings subjected … | Emad Abraik | Asif Iqbal | 07. Improving Earthquake Reilience with Shape Memory Alloy, Special Sessions | |
| Shape Memory Alloys in Reinforced Concrete Walls: Ongoing Work and Future Directions | An increasing number of structures, namely bridges and buildings, rely on reinforced concrete (RC) walls as seismic-resisting systems. Therefore, their … | Ryan Hoult | Olga Klinkova | Matthieu Lezaack | Stefania Lo Feudo | Aude Simar | João Pacheco de Almeida | 07. Improving Earthquake Reilience with Shape Memory Alloy, Special Sessions | |
| A Review of Experimental Testing of SE-SMA Reinforced Concrete Slender Shear Walls | Experimental testing of slender concrete shear walls reinforced with Superelastic (SE) Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) spanning the past 15 years … | Dan Palermo | Austin Martins-Robalino | 07. Improving Earthquake Reilience with Shape Memory Alloy, Special Sessions | |
| Recent Developments in Self-Centering Piston-Based Braced Frames | The present article introduces a novel hybrid system called Self-Centering Piston-Based Bracing Frames (SC-PBBFs) that incorporate Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) … | Navid Rahgozar | M. Shahria Alam | 07. Improving Earthquake Reilience with Shape Memory Alloy, Special Sessions | |
| Assessment of Overstrength-related Factors for Conventional Construction Concrete Shear Wall Archetypes in Canada using the Performance-Based Unified Procedure | Seismic force modification factors, including the ductility-related (Rd) and the overstrength-related factors (Ro) for different Seismic Force-Resisting Systems (SFRSs), are … | Mahsa Hosseini | Parsa Taghvaei | Carlos E. Ventura | Tony Yang | Farrokh Fazileh | Reza Fathi-Fazl | 05. Seismic Performance Assessment of Selected SFRSs in NBC using PBU procedure, Special Sessions | |
| Assessment of the NBC Seismic Force Modification Factors for Moderately Ductile Steel Concentrically Braced Frames Using the Performance-Based Unified Procedure | The National Building Code (NBC) of Canada specifies ductility-related and overstrength-related seismic force modification factors, Rd, and Ro, for different … | Hiroyuki Inamasu | Robert Tremblay | Lydell Wiebe | Farrokh Fazileh | Reza Fathi-Fazl | 05. Seismic Performance Assessment of Selected SFRSs in NBC using PBU procedure, Special Sessions | |
| Evaluation of the Seismic Overstrength-Related Force Modification Factor of Light-Frame Wood Shearwall Buildings using the Performance-Based Unified Procedure | In this paper, the seismic overstrength-related force modification factor (Ro) of light-frame wood shearwall buildings is studied using the recently … | Esmaeil Morshedi | Ghasan Doudak | Farrokh Fazileh | Reza Fathi-Fazl | 05. Seismic Performance Assessment of Selected SFRSs in NBC using PBU procedure, Special Sessions | |
| Determination of Seismic Response Modification Factors in Canada and the United States: A Critical Review | The equivalent static force procedure is a fundamental part of seismic design provisions of the National Building Code of Canada … | Vahid Sadeghian | Jeffrey Erochko | David Lau | Farrokh Fazileh | Reza Fathi-Fazl | 05. Seismic Performance Assessment of Selected SFRSs in NBC using PBU procedure, Special Sessions | |
| Investigation of the Applicability of the FEMA P695 Approach for the Consideration of the Spectral Shape Effect in Canada | A key component of the nonlinear time-history analysis of structures is the selection and scaling of ground motion records. The … | Mohammadreza Salek Faramarzi | Vahid Sadeghian | Jeffrey Erochko | David Lau | Farrokh Fazileh | Reza Fathi-Fazl | 05. Seismic Performance Assessment of Selected SFRSs in NBC using PBU procedure, Special Sessions | |
| How to Create a Resilient Building Stock | Within Canada, characterization of seismic risk in a way that is relatable to a wide audience has been challenging since … | Monrit Chatha | 08. Panel Discussions, Special Sessions |
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