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PEER Reports: LaTex Template

January 15, 2019

PEER has just released a LaTex report template for use in creating PEER-formatted research reports. This template was developed in response to requests from researchers to include a LaTex template in addition to the current WORD template. This LaTex template approximates as closely as possible the current WORD template.

PEER would like to thank Professor Pedro Arduino and his research colleagues at the University of Washington for their generosity in letting PEER use their file as the basis for the PEER Report LaTex Template. PEER has included the CLS file, naturally, and has also...

New PEER Report 2018/06: "Estimation of Shear Demands on Rock Socketed Drilled Shafts subjected to Lateral Loading"

January 8, 2019

PEER has just published Report No. 2018/06: “Estimation of Shear Demands on Rock Socketed Drilled Shafts subjected to Lateral Loading.” It was authored by Pedro Arduino, Long Chen, Christopher R. McGann.

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Abstract

This report presents results of an evaluation study on the applicability of current design procedures (based on p-y curves) to the analysis of large-diameter shafts socketed in rock, and the...

New PEER Report 2018/05: "Selection of Random Vibration Procedures for the NGA-East Project"

January 8, 2019

PEER has just published Report No. 2018/05: “Selection of Random Vibration Procedures for the NGA-East Project.” It was authored by Albert Kottke, Norman A. Abrahamson, David M. Boore, Yousef Bozorgnia, Christine Goulet, Justin Hollenback, Tadahiro Kishida, Armen Der Kiureghian, Olga-Joan Ktenidou, Nicolas Kuehn, Ellen M. Rathje, Walter J. Silva, Eric Thompson, and Xiaoyue Wang.

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Abstract

Pseudo-spectral...

New PEER Report 2018/07: "An Empirical Model for Fourier Amplitude Spectra using the NGA-West2 Database"

January 8, 2019

PEER has just published Report No. 2018/07: “An Empirical Model for Fourier Amplitude Spectra using the NGA-West2 Database.” It was authored by Jeff Bayless and Norman A. Abrahamson.

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Abstract

An empirical ground-motion model (GMM) for shallow crustal earthquakes in California and Nevada based on the NGA-West2 database [Ancheta et al. 2014] is presented. Rather than the traditional response spectrum...

New PEER Report 2018/03: "Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis Code Verification"

September 10, 2018

PEER has just published Report No. 2018/03: “Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis Code Verification.” It was authored by Christie Hale, Norman Abrahamson, and Yousef Bozorgnia.

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Abstract

Over the past decade, the use of Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis (PSHA) to assess seismic hazards has expanded, leading to the creation of a number of new PSHA computer codes throughout the industry. Additionally,...

New PEER Report 2017/12: “Experimental Investigation of the Behavior of Vintage and Retrofit Concentrically Braced Steel Frames under Cyclic Loading"

August 9, 2018

PEER has just published Report No. 2017/12: “Experimental Investigation of the Behavior of Vintage and Retrofit Concentrically Braced Steel Frames under Cyclic Loading.” It was authored by Barbara G. Simpson, Stephen A. Mahin, and Jiun-Wei Lai.

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Abstract

The parallel evolution of seismic design provisions and braced-frame research has led to inconsistencies between the design and construction of braced...

New PEER Report Published: PEER 2013/02 “Hybrid Simulation of the Seismic Response of Squat Reinforced Concrete Shear Walls”

PEER has just published Report No. 2013/02 titled “Hybrid Simulation of the Seismic Response of Squat Reinforced Concrete Shear Walls” as a new addition to the PEER Report Series. It was authored by Catherine A. Whyte of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley and Bozidar Stojadinovic of the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geomatic Engineering at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich. The research was sponsored by the National Science Foundation under award number CMMI-0829978 through the Network for Earthquake...

New PEER Report Published: PEER 2012/07 “Earthquake Engineering for Resilient Communities: 2012 PEER Internship Program Research Report Collection”

PEER coordinates a 10-week summer internship program for undergraduate students that is focused on the theme of earthquake resilient communities. With funding from the National Science Program, eleven interns from a variety of backgrounds and universities participated in the 2012 program.

To show the importance of multidisciplinary cooperation and collaboration, PEER assigns participating undergraduate interns with a project in one of the following disciplines: structural engineering, geotechnical engineering, risk mitigation, urban planning, or public policy. The interns are then...

New PEER Report 2016/02: “Semi-Automated Procedure for Windowing Time Series and Computing Fourier Amplitude Spectra for the NGA-West2 Database”

PEER has just published Report No. 2016/02 titled “Semi-Automated Procedure for Windowing Time Series and Computing Fourier Amplitude Spectra for the NGA-West2 Database.” It was authored by Tadahiro Kishida, Olga-Joan Ktenidou, Robert B. Darragh, Walter J. Silva.

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Abstract:

This document introduces and describes the data processing methods developed for computing Fourier amplitude spectra (FAS...

New PEER Report 2017/11: “Preliminary Studies on the Dynamic Response of a Seismically Isolated Prototype Gen-IV Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactor (PGSFR)”

June 26, 2018

PEER has just published Report No. 2017/11 titled “Preliminary Studies on the Dynamic Response of a Seismically Isolated Prototype Gen-IV Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactor (PGSFR).” It was authored by Benshun Shao, Andreas Schellenberg, Matthew Schoettler, and Stephen Mahin.

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Abstract

The KEPCO Engineering and Construction Company, Inc. (KEPCO E&C) is developing a Prototype Gen-IV Sodium-Cooled...