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Seismic Response of Reinforced Concrete Walls Project
Last Updated Date: 01/20/2012 This project includes two critical problem-focused tasks in Performance Based Seismic Engineering (PBSE): (1) the evaluation of reinforced … more
Nonlinear Seismic Analysis of Structures Project
Last Updated Date: 01/20/2012 A critical need exists for practitioners conducting Performance-Based Seismic Engineering (PBSE) evaluations to be able to accurately model … more
Measures of Building Resilience and Structural Robustness Project
Last Updated Date: 01/20/2012 Disaster resilience of a building or a community is the capability to quickly restore full functionality following an extreme event. Buildings … more
TechBrief Series 2012: Seismic Design of Steel Special Braced Frame Systems
Last Updated Date: 01/20/2012 To develop a TechBrief (a topical, tightly written, and well-illustrated discussion of a practical problem faced by engineering design and … more
WUI Fire Data Collection and Exposure Modeling Project
Last Updated Date: 01/20/2012 The Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) is defined as a location where structures meet or intermingle with undeveloped wildland. Since 2000 in … more
Integrating Building Automation Systems with a Smart Utility Grid Project
Last Updated Date: 01/04/2012 A national effort has been undertaken to modernize the electricity generation, transmission, and distribution system creating a new "smart … more
Fire Resistance Design and Retrofit of Structures Project
Last Updated Date: 01/04/2012 This project will develop and implement tools, methodology, guidance, and pre-standards for designing and retrofittingsteel and concrete … more
Early-Age Performance of Concrete Project
Last Updated Date: 01/04/2012 Successfully delivering the desired early-age performance of concrete, upon which long-term sustainable performance depends, requires careful … more
Disaster and Failure Studies Project
Last Updated Date: 12/28/2011 Despite significant progress in science and technology related to disaster-mitigation, natural and technological disasters in the United States … more
National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program
Last Updated Date: 12/28/2011 NIST is designated by Congress as one of four agencies comprising the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program[1] or NWIRP (other agencies are … more
Wind Engineering and Multi-Hazard Failure Analysis
Last Updated Date: 12/28/2011 Multi-hazard design is a potentially powerful means to achieve structures that meet the requirement of risk consistency with respect to safety … more
Structural Performance Under Multi-Hazards Program
Last Updated Date: 12/28/2011 This program addresses the gap between basic research and building codes, standards, and practice through measurement science research to: (1) … more
Metrics and Tools for Sustainable Building Project
Last Updated Date: 12/16/2011 Building stakeholders need compelling, practical metrics, tools, and data to support investment choices and policy making related to sustainable … more
Sustainability Metrics for High Performance Infrastructure Materials
Last Updated Date: 12/16/2011 To achieve more sustainable use of polymers and concrete in the US infrastructure, construction, manufacturing, and energy production, specifiers … more
Fault Detection and Diagnosis for Air-Conditioners and Heat Pumps Project
Last Updated Date: 12/15/2011 Fault detection and diagnostic (FDD) methods are receiving increasing consideration for application in space-conditioning equipment. It … more |
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