Performance-Based Seismic Design of Concrete Walls

Research Grant Agreement #03-09

University of Washington

Professor Laura Lowes, Principal Investigator

Nonlinear Line-Element Modeling of Flexural Reinforced Concrete Walls (03-09)

• Dr. Joshua Pugh, EDG Inc.
• Dr. Laura Lowes, University of Washington
• Dr. Dawn Lehman, University of Washington

Fragility Function for Flexural Reinforced Concrete Walls (03-09)

• Dr. Anna C. Birely, Texas A&M University
• Dr. Laura N. Lowes, University of Washington
• Dr. Dawn E. Lehman, University of Washington

Summary of Large-Scale C-shaped Reinforced Concrete Wall Tests (03-09)

• Anahid Behrouzi, Tufts University
• Andrew Mock, SCA Consulting Engineers
• Dr. Laura Lowes, University of Washington
• Dr. Dawn Lehman, University of Washington
• Dr. Daniel Kuchma, Tufts University

Summary of Large-Scale Nonplanar Reinforced Concrete Wall Tests (03-09)

• Anahid Behrouzi, Tufts University
• Andrew Mock, SCA Consulting Engineers
• Dr. Laura Lowes, University of Washington
• Dr. Dawn Lehman, University of Washington
• Dr. Daniel Kuchma, Tufts University

Empirically Derived Effective Stiffness Expressions for Concrete Walls (03-09)

• Andrew Mock, SCA Consulting Engineers
• Anahid Behrouzi, Tufts University
• Dr. Laura Lowes, University of Washington
• Dr. Dawn Lehman, University of Washington
• Dr. Daniel Kuchma, Tufts University

Recommendations for Seismic Demand and Performance Assessment for Flexural Concrete Walls (03-09)

• Dr. Laura Lowes, University of Washington
• Dr. Dawn Lehman, University of Washington

The six white papers that comprise the research product for this grant may be downloaded by CLICKING HERE.

The Charles Pankow Foundation wishes to acknowledge co-funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to this research project.