Annual Convention of the Structural Engineers Association of California 2011 (SEAOC 2011) Las Vegas, Nevada, USA September 2011

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1 Annual Convention of the Structural Engineers Association of California 2011 (SEAOC 2011) Las Vegas, Nevada, USA September 2011 ISBN:

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3 SEAOC 2011 Convention Proceedings September 21-24, 2011 JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort & Spa Table of Contents SEAOC Officers, Directors, Committee Chairs... ii Association Presidents and Member Organizations... iii 2011 SEAOC Convention Committee... iv 2011 SEAOC Convention Sponsors and Exhibitors... v SEAOC Resolution to the 2011 SEAOC Convention Committee... vi SEAOC Resolution to Kelly Cobeen... vii Technical Presentations... viii i

4 2011 SEAOC CONVENTION TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS Preface The following unedited papers presented by the authors at the 2011 SEAOC Convention. These papers reflect the opinions, positions, and commentary of the authors and do not represent a consensus viewpoint of the Structural Engineers Association of California. The material presented in this publication should not be used or relied upon for any specific application without competent examination and verification of its accuracy, suitability, and applicability by qualified professionals. This document is not intended, nor should it establish or define a standard of care or a standard of practice. Users of information from this publication assume all liability from such use. 01A Design Parameters for Steel Special Moment Frame Connections Scott M. Adan, Ph.D., S.E. 02A High-Strength Brace Connectors for Use in SCBF and OCBF Constantin Christopoulos C Sustainability for Existing Steel Structures: Renovations for Life Extensions of Steel Frame Buildings and Bridges using SPS Panels Tom Tingle, AIA Angelo Ferro, M.Eng., P.Eng A The Pin-Fuse Frame : Full-Scale Tests Rupa Garai, P.E. 03C Sustainable Design through Adaptive Re-Use: Transformation of a Furniture Store into a School Jeremy Ryan, S.E. 04A Toward Characteristic Overstrength Curves for Buckling-Restrained Braces Mark Daniels, S.E. 04B Dampers: How Safe Really Are They? Kit Miyamoto, Ph.D., S.E C Green Building Programs Influencing Positive Change, But Fundamental Flaws Inhibit Effectiveness Dr. Jim L. Bowyer 88 05A Seismic Vulnerability of Older Braced Frames Dawn Lehman, Ph.D. 05B Enhanced Seismic Performance of the New San Bernardino Justice Center Peter Lee, S.E. 05C Establishing Third-Party Certification for Sustainable Building Materials Lindsey Maclise, P.E. 06A AISC T.R. Higgins Paper: SCBF Gusset Plate Connection Design Charles Roeder, Ph.D., P.E B 06C 07A Performance Based Seismic Design of Base Isolated Taipei Performing Art Center Assessing the Scale of Environmental Impacts from a Major California Earthquake Recovery Reducing the Risks of Nonstructural Earthquake Damage: Spreading the Word FEMA E-74 Huseyin Darama, Ph.D., P.E. Henry Burton, S.E. Maryann T. Phipps, S.E B Seismic Behavior of a Modern Concrete Coupled Wall Dawn Lehman, Ph.D. 07C Cyclic Testing of Pipe Trapezes with Rigid Hanger Attachments Jeffrey R. Soulages, S.E viii

5 2011 SEAOC CONVENTION TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS 08A 08B Development of a Database for Ground Motion and Building Performance Data from the 2010 Maule Earthquake in Chile Four Story Tilt-Up Special Concrete Moment Frame Folsom-Cordova Unified School District Offices Santiago Pujol, Ph.D., P.E. Stephen Pelham, S.E. 08C SEAONC Rating System for the Expected Earthquake Performance of Buildings Doug Hohbach, S.E A 09C Development of Guidelines for Seismic Retrofit of Weak-Story Wood-Frame Buildings Note: No Proceeding Paper included, for information visit An Evaluation of Current Practices Related to the Development and Implementation of Acceptance Criteria and Product Evaluation Reports David Mar, S.E. Mark Moore, S.E A Sources of Nonlinear Deformations in Light Frame Wood Shear Walls Rakesh Pathak, Ph.D B Beyond Wet Layup FRP: Introducing Unique Products and Solutions for Strengthening of Deteriorated Infrastructure Mo Ehsani, Ph.D., S.E C A Practitioner's Perspective of ASCE 7-10 Maximum Direction Ground Motions J.P. Singh L.D. Porter A Innovative Mid-Rise Timber Structures Offers New Opportunities for Designers Marjan Popovski 11B Seismic Design of Cast-in-Place Concrete Diaphragms, Chords, and Collectors Jack Moehle, Ph.D., P.E. 12B 12C 13A 13B 13C Soil-Foundation-Structure Interaction for Building Structures Seismic Retrofit of California Acute Care Centers using Fiber Reinforced Polymers for the Enhancement of Column, Slab, Wall, and Beam Elements Checklists for the Quality Assurance of Calculations, Design and Drawing Production Quantification of Building Seismic Performance Factors Component Equivalency Methodology FEMA P-795 OSHPD Enforces Code Compliance Are we going in the RIGHT direction? 2007 CBC and ASCE Santa Clara Valley Medical Center SB 1953 Compliance Partial Demolition and Retrofit of Old Main Hospital Jonathan P. Stewart, Ph.D., P.E. Scott Arnold, P.E. Thomas Heausler, S.E. Charles A. Kircher, Ph.D., P.E. Reinhard Ludke, S.E. 14B Seismic Assessment of New Steel Buildings Designed Per ASCE 7 with ASCE 41 John (Jay) Harris, Ph.D., S.E C Seismic Upgrade of a Non-Conforming Steel Braced Frame Hospital Building using Steel Plate Shear Walls and In-line Friction Dampers Dihong Shao, S.E A Design and Construction of the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas Farro Tofighi, P.E. Derrick Roorda, S.E B On Seismic Design of Retaining Structures and Basement Walls Nicolas Sitar, Ph.D C A Non-Linear Dynamic Evaluation of a Five-Story, Steel Moment Frame Building with Pounding Against an Adjacent Structure Scott Breneman, P.E A Jinao Tower - The Design Integration of an External Lateral Load Resisting System Eric Long, S.E C The Don A Balancing Act: An Innovative Approach for the Seismic Retrofit of an Historic Concrete Structure Steven Tipping, S.E. 441 ix