The five-year research program considered the seismic design of corrugated metal decks, with and without concrete topping, as a diaphragm system that is an integral part of the steel structure. Photo ...

Resilience is the ability to bounce back after a disturbance or interruption, or the capacity to withstand, recover from, or adapt to stress, misfortune, or change. By now, design teams are at least ...

McCarthy Building Cos. is nearing the halfway point of a $62-million, design-build seismic renovation of the 20-story-tall, 1-million-sq-ft Robert A. Young Federal Building (known as the RAY Building) ...

Keywords: Load and resistance factor design (LRFD). Seismic performance. Bridges. Construction. Procedures. Requirements. Hazard maps. Seismic design analysis ...

This blog post was co-authored by NBBJ Principal Andrzej Czech and Associate Sandra Lozano, and KPFF Principal Mark Hershberg and Associate Maikol Del Carpio. Earthquakes cost the nation an estimated ...