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The Void Growth Model and the Stress Modified Critical Strain Model to Predict Ductile Fracture in Structural Steels by Kanvinde, A. M, Deierlein, G. G

“…Material tests and analyses are presented to investigate the accuracy of two micromechanics-based continuum criteria for predicting ductile crack initiation in…”
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Quantifying the influence of ground motion duration on structural collapse capacity using spectrally equivalent records by Chandramohan, Reagan, Baker, Jack W, Deierlein, Gregory G

“…This study examines the influence of ground motion duration on the collapse capacities of a modern five-story steel moment frame and a reinforced concrete…”
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Cyclic Void Growth Model to Assess Ductile Fracture Initiation in Structural Steels due to Ultra Low Cycle Fatigue by Kanvinde, A. M, Deierlein, G. G

“…A new model is proposed to simulate ductile fracture initiation due to large amplitude cyclic straining in structural steels, which is often the governing…”
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Expected earthquake damage and repair costs in reinforced concrete frame buildings by Ramirez, C. M., Liel, A. B., Mitrani-Reiser, J., Haselton, C. B., Spear, A. D., Steiner, J., Deierlein, G. G., Miranda, E.

“…SUMMARY This study examines the expected cost of repairing earthquake damage in a set of 30 archetype reinforced concrete moment frame buildings. Varying in…”
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Quasi-Static Cyclic Behavior of Controlled Rocking Steel Frames by Eatherton, Matthew R, Ma, Xiang, Krawinkler, Helmut, Deierlein, Gregory G, Hajjar, Jerome F

“…AbstractControlled rocking braced steel frames are seismic lateral-force resisting systems that utilize column-uplifting mechanisms, high-strength…”
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Design Concepts for Controlled Rocking of Self-Centering Steel-Braced Frames by Eatherton, Matthew R, Ma, Xiang, Krawinkler, Helmut, Mar, David, Billington, Sarah, Hajjar, Jerome F, Deierlein, Gregory G

“…AbstractThe self-centering rocking steel-braced frame is a high-performance system that can prevent major structural damage and minimize residual drifts during…”
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Parametric Study of Seismic Isolation Properties for Light-Frame Houses by Jampole, E, Swensen, S, Miranda, E, Deierlein, G. G

“…AbstractSeismic isolation is a proven technology to protect structures from large earthquakes; however, it has not been extensively implemented in light-frame…”
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Seismic Collapse Safety of Reinforced Concrete Buildings. I: Assessment of Ductile Moment Frames by Haselton, Curt B, Liel, Abbie B, Deierlein, Gregory G, Dean, Brian S, Chou, Jason H

“…This study applies nonlinear dynamic analyses to assess the risk of collapse of RC special moment-frame (SMF) buildings to quantify the seismic safety implied…”
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Effective Incremental Ground Velocity for Estimating the Peak Sliding Displacement of Rigid Structures to Pulse-Like Earthquake Ground Motions by Jampole, E, Miranda, E, Deierlein, G

“…AbstractA major consideration in the seismic design of unanchored tanks and equipment and sliding isolation systems is estimation of the peak sliding…”
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Behavior of Screw and Adhesive Connections to Gypsum Wallboard in Wood and Cold-Formed Steel-Framed Wallettes by Swensen, S, Deierlein, G. G, Miranda, E

“…AbstractIncreasing the lateral strength and stiffness of light-frame structures can lead to reduced damage in the event of an earthquake. Because low-rise wood…”
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Experimental Investigation of Inelastic Cyclic Buckling and Fracture of Steel Braces by Fell, B. V, Kanvinde, A. M, Deierlein, G. G, Myers, A. T

“…Results from 18 large-scale tests of steel bracing members are presented to examine their inelastic buckling and fracture behavior as related to the seismic…”
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Incorporating modeling uncertainties in the assessment of seismic collapse risk of buildings by Liel, Abbie B., Haselton, Curt B., Deierlein, Gregory G., Baker, Jack W.

“…The primary goal of seismic provisions in building codes is to protect life safety through the prevention of structural collapse. To evaluate the extent to…”
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Validation of Cyclic Void Growth Model for Fracture Initiation in Blunt Notch and Dogbone Steel Specimens by Kanvinde, A. M, Deierlein, G. G

“…Tests and finite-element analyses of blunt notch and dogbone specimens are presented to demonstrate the application and validation of the cyclic void growth…”
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Prediction of Ductile Fracture in Steel Connections Using SMCS Criterion by Chi, W.-M, Kanvinde, A. M, Deierlein, G. G

“…Conventional fracture mechanics approaches have limited capabilities to accurately predict fracture under conditions of large scale yielding or in complex…”
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Finite-Element Simulation of Ductile Fracture in Reduced Section Pull-Plates Using Micromechanics-Based Fracture Models by Kanvinde, A. M, Deierlein, G. G

“…Micromechanics-based models that capture interactions of stress and strain provide accurate criteria to predict ductile fracture in finite-element simulations…”
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Probabilistic Formulation of the Cyclic Void Growth Model to Predict Ultralow Cycle Fatigue in Structural Steel by Myers, A. T, Kanvinde, A. M, Deierlein, G. G, Baker, J. W

“…AbstractThe previously developed cyclic void growth model (CVGM) has been demonstrated to accurately simulate ductile fracture initiation under monotonic and…”
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Calibration of the SMCS Criterion for Ductile Fracture in Steels: Specimen Size Dependence and Parameter Assessment by Myers, A. T, Kanvinde, A. M, Deierlein, G. G

“…The stress modified critical strain (SMCS) criterion provides a local index for the initiation of ductile fracture in metals as a function of plastic strain…”
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Strength and Ductility of Concrete Encased Composite Columns by El-Tawil, Sherif, Deierlein, Gregory G

“…Concrete encased composite column design provisions of the American Concrete Institute Code (ACI 318), AISC-LRFD Specification, and the AISC Seismic Provisions…”
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Structural topology optimization of tall buildings for dynamic seismic excitation using modal decomposition by Martin, Amory, Deierlein, Gregory G.

“…•Dynamic topology optimization methods are reviewed and contrasted•A novel topology optimization formulation is introduced to tackle seismic loading.•The…”
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Seismic Damage and Collapse Assessment of Composite Moment Frames by Mehanny, Sameh S. F, Deierlein, Gregory G

“…Damage and stability assessment techniques are developed for evaluating the seismic performance of composite steel-concrete moment frames. The approach…”
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