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NIST Establishes Expert Team to Investigate the Champlain Towers South Collapse

August 25, 2021

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today the expert team members who will

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NIST Will Conduct Technical Investigation Into the Collapse of the Champlain Towers South Condominium

June 30, 2021

SURFSIDE, Fla. — Today the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced it would launch a full technical

A view of rubble in the central business district of Christchurch, New Zealand, following a devastating earthquake.

New Report Charts Path Toward Superior Earthquake Recovery

January 27, 2021

For the last century, seismic building codes and practices have primarily focused on saving lives by reducing the likelihood of significant damage or structural

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Hierarchical Materials

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Nature utilizes a hierarchy of length scales and tiered structure to build lightweight, strong, and tough materials. Engineers look to exploit the advantage of

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Lessons on Return to Function After the 2018 Cook Inlet Earthquake

September 30, 2021

Author(s)

Katherine Johnson, Siamak Sattar, Christopher Segura, Steven McCabe

The magnitude 7.1 Cook Inlet Earthquake of November 2018 greatly affected Anchorage, AK area residents. Although shaking likely did not exceed the hazard level

Uncertainty in the Seismic Response of Structural Components due to Material Variability

September 15, 2020

Author(s)

Christopher L. Segura, Siamak Sattar

Inherent variability in the mechanical properties of reinforcing steel and concrete introduces uncertainty into the seismic assessment of reinforced concrete

DEVELOPMENT OF A DATABASE OF EXPERIMENTAL TESTS ON FRP RETROFITTED REINFORCED CONCRETE SHEAR WALLS

September 15, 2020

Author(s)

Jazalyn D. Dukes, Siamak Sattar

Codes and standards developing organizations, such as American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and American Concrete Institute (ACI), rely on experimental

Activities and Lessons Learned from ACI Committee 133 - Disaster Reconnaissance

September 13, 2020

Author(s)

Lucas A. Laughery, Aishwarya Y. Puranam, Christopher Segura, Anahid A. Behrouzi

ACI Committee 133 Disaster Reconnaissance was established with the mission of reporting on the effects of major disasters on reinforced concrete (RC) structures