Thanks to a $55 million upgrade, the Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System Building 1 can now withstand a 7.2 magnitude earthquake. The 920-day project concentrated on installing new ...
The buckling restrained braced frame system was introduced to the U.S. construction market in 1999 as a solution for meeting hardened building codes following the 1994 Northridge earthquake. Since ...
Keywords: Retrofitting. Braced steel bridge piers. Proof-of-concept testing. Eccentrically braced frames. Tubular links. Construction. Seismic design. Vulnerability ...