Overview of Major NEES Installations for Structural Engineering

Moderator:
Arturo E. Schultz, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

Presentations:
Synopsis of the Construction Status of the George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation
Thomas Anderson, Joy Pauschke & Priscilla Nelson, National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA

Versatile Shake Tables and Large-Scale High Performance Testing Facility Towards Real-Time Hybrid Seismic Testing
Michel Bruneau, Andre Reinhorn, Michael Constantinou, S. Thevanayagam, A. Whittaker, Shih-Yu Chu, M. Pitman & Kurt Winter, University of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY

The CUREE Wood Frame Project

Moderator:
Robert Reitherman, Consortium of Universities for Research in Earthquake Engineering, Richmond, CA

Presentations:
Element 1: Testing and Analysis Program
Andre Filiatrault, Chia-Ming Uang & Frieder Seible, University of California, San Diego, CA

Element 2: Northridge Earthquake Field Investigations: Damage to Residential Woodframe Projects
Goetz Schierle, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

Element 3: Preliminary Recommendations for Codes, Standards and Guidelines
Kelly Cobeen, GFDS Engineers, San Francisco, CA, James E. Russell, Codes Consultant, Concord, CA & J. Daniel Dolan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Blacksburg, VA

Element 4: Building-Specific Seismic Vulnerability and Loss Estimation for Woodframe Structures
Keith Porter & James L. Beck, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA & Charles R. Scawthorn, ABS Consulting, Oakland, CA

Element 5: Education and Outreach
Jill Andrews, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA

Wood Engineering Research Needs for Effective Building Codes

Moderator:
Thomas Skaags, APA: The Engineered Wood Association, Tacoma, WA

Presentations:
Filling the Building Code Versus Reality Gap in an Era of Change with Fire Research
Steven M. Cramer, Ph.D., P.E., University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI & Robert White, Ph.D., USDA Forest Service, Madison, WI

Wind Resistance of Light-Frame Wood Structures: A Historical Perspective Based on Field and Laboratory Testing
Timothy Reinhold, Ph.D., P.E., Clemson University, Clemson, SC, Elizabeth Judge, Ph.D., SC Sea Grant Consortium & Edward Sutt, Ph.D., Stanley Fastening Systems, East Greenwich, CT

Wood Engineering Research Needs for Effective Building Codes - Seismic Provisions
Kelly Cobeen, P.E., GFDS Engineers, San Francisco, CA, James E. Russell, P.E., Codes Consultant, Concord, CA & J. Daniel Dolan, Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Blacksburg, VA

Codifying Relative Hazards
Bradford K. Douglas, P.E., American Forest & Paper Association, Washington, DC

Behavior of Light-Frame Wood Wall Systems

Moderator:
John W. van de Lindt, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI

Presentations:
Reliability of Wood Walls under Combined Transverse and Axial Loads
Wiliam M. Bulleit & Wei Chiang Pang, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, David V. Rosowsky & Guangren Yu, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR

Anchorage and Aspect Ratio Effect on Shear Wall Performance
J. Daniel Dolan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Blacksburg, VA & Alex Salenikovich, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS

Inter-Story Shear Transfer in Woodframe Buildings
Ken Fridley, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV, Thaddeus Ryan, Chalker Putnam Collins & Scott, Seattle, WA & David Pollock & Rafik Itani, Washington State University, Pullman, WA

Sesimic Reliability Estimates Using a Wood Shear Wall Model
John W. van de Lindt & Matthew A. Walz, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI

Advanced Composites in Timber Bridges

Moderator:
H. J. Dagher, Ph.D., P.E., University of Maine, Orono, ME

Presentations:
Development of AASHTO Specifications for FRP-Reinforced Glulams Bridges
H. J. Dagher, Ph.D., P.E., University of Maine, Orono, ME

FRP-Glulam-Concrete Bridge Girders With Partial Composite Action
William G. Davids, Craig Weaver & H. J. Dagher, Ph.D., P.E., University of Maine, Orono, ME

Long Term Durability of Structural Composite Lumber
Eric C. Johnson, Finley McNary Engineers, Inc., Tallahassee, FL, & Nur Yazdani, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

Performance of Reinforced Glulam Vehicular Pier
Melanie Bragdon, University of Maine, Orono, ME

Applications of Recent Research Innovations in Concrete Bridge Design

Moderator:
Nur Yazdani, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

Presentations:
Innovative Bridge Applications in Florida
Thomas Beitelman & Dongzhou Huang, Florida Department of Transportation, Tallahassee, FL

A New Debonded Shear Key System for Composite Bridge Concrete Girders
Sameh Badie & Maher Tadros, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE

Key Issues in Substructure Design of Tall Curved Continuous Bridges
Abhay Thorat & Rafail Veksler, Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade & Douglas, Inc., Philadelphia, PA

Application of Fiber Reinforced Concrete in the End-zones of Precast Prestressed Bridge Girders
Saif Haroon & Nur Yazdani, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

Causes and Control of Transverse Cracking in Concrete Bridge Decks

Moderator:
M. Ala Saadeghvaziri, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ

Presentations:
Transverse Cracking in Concrete Bridge Decks
Jerome F. Hajjar, Catherine French, Laurice Eppers & Quoc Lee, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

Investigation of Cracking in Concrete Bridge Decks at Early Ages
Moshen A. Issa, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL

Investigation of Transverse Bridge Deck Cracking
Robert J. Frosch & David T. Blackman, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN & Roger D. Radabaugh, Chicago Bridge & Iron, Plainfield, IL

Transverse Deck Cracking: Effect of Structural Design Factors
M. Ala Saadeghvaziri, R. Hadadi & T. Hsu, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ

BPAD (CASE, NCSEA & SEI) WOOD DESIGN

Moderator:
Ronald F. "Rawn" Nelson, S.E., R. F. Nelson & Associates, Structural Engineers, Redondo Beach, CA

Presentations:
Design of Wood Shear Walls with Openings
Douglas S. Thompson, STB Structural Engineers, Inc. Lake Forest, CA

Considerations in Wind Design of Wood Structures
Bradford K. Douglas, American Forest and Paper Association, Washington, DC

Design of Segmented Wood Shear Walls
Ronald F. "Rawn" Nelson, S.E., R. F. Nelson & Associates, Structural Engineers, Redondo Beach, CA

BPAD (CASE, NCSEA & SEI) CONCRETE DESIGN

Moderator:
Gene Corley, Ph.D., CTL Construction Technology Laboratories, Skokie, IL

Presentations:
A New Generation of International Simplified Design Standards for Reinforced Concrete
Luis E. Garcia, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

Recent Trends for the Evaluation of Time Dependent Deformation of Composite and Reinforced Concrete Members
A.K. Abdelrazaq, W.F. Baker, D. Jajich, L. Novak & J. Pawlikowski, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, Chicago, IL

Transfer of Large Forces Through Diaphragms
Koz Sowalt, Carol Post & Faz Ehsan, Thornton-Thomasetti Engineers, New York, NY

Design of Reinforced Concrete Shear Walls

Moderator:
S.K. Ghosh, S.K. Ghosh & Associates, Inc., Northbrook, IL

Presentations:
Three Dimensional Structural Analysis to Determine Shear Wall Design Forces
Ashraf Habibullah, Computers & Structures Inc., Berkeley, CA

Non-Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete Shear Walls
David Kittridge, Consultant, Orlando, FL

Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete Shear Walls
S.K. Ghosh, S.K. Ghosh & Associates, Inc., Northbrook, IL

Seismic Design of Precast Concrete Structures

Moderator:
Paul Johal, Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute, Chicago, IL*

Presentations:
Seismic Design Provisions for Precast Concrete Structures in U.S. Codes and Standards: Current Developments
S.K. Ghosh, S.K. Ghosh & Associates, Northbrook, IL

Seismic Design Provisions for Precast Concrete Structures in U.S. Codes and Standards: Development Underway
Neil M. Hawkins, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL

Seismic Design of Precast Concrete Structres: Simple Solutions
Thomas D'Arcy, The Consulting Engineers Group, San Antonio, TX

Seismic Design Provisions for Precast Concrete Structures: Developments Outside the U.S.
Ned M. Cleland, Blue Ridge Designs, Inc, Winchester, VA

*invited