Projects : Task Order 21
SUMMARY
Analysis of Seismic Performance of Reinforced Concrete Buildings in the 2010 Chile Earthquake, Including Effects of Non-Seismic-Force-Resisting Building Structural Elements
The primary objective of this task is to:
1. Conduct an evaluation of critical issues in the design of reinforced concrete walls and development of improved wall design requirements;
2. Conduct research on the effects of non-seismic-force-resisting building structural elements on building performance;
3. Engage a Project Review Panel to provide technical support for the NIST BFRL research project, Evaluation of Reinforced Concrete Wall Models for Seismic Response; and
4. Engage a Project Review Panel to provide technical support for the NIST BFRL research project, Observations from the 2010 Chilean Earthquake and their effects on U.S. Building Code Seismic Provisions for Structural Irregularities and Vertical Design Lateral Force Distribution for Mid- to High-Rise Buildings.
The Task Order 21 project will be conducted over a 24-month period, concluding on March 26, 2012.
Project Director: Joseph Maffei, Rutherford & Chekene, San Francisco, California
Project Technical Committee:
• Patricio Bonelli, Universidad Santa Maria, Valparaiso, Chil
• Dominic Kelly, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, Boston, Massachusetts
• Laura Lowes, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
• Jack Moehle, University of California, Berkeley, California
• Karl Telleen, Rutherford & Chekene, San Francisco, California
• John Wallace, University of California, Los Angeles, California
• Michael Willford, ARUP, San Francisco, California
Project Review Panel Members:
• SK Ghosh, SK Ghosh Associates, Inc, Palatine, Illinois
• Tara Hutchinson, University of California, San Diego, California
• Derrick Roorda, DeSimone Consulting Engineers, San Francisco, California
• Mete Sozen, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
