Collapse analysis of the Polcevera viaduct by the applied element method
ASI’s paper on the progressive collapse of the Polcevera Viaduct Bridge in Genoa, Italy will be available free for the next 50 days from Engineering Structures. ASI Engineers modeled up the bridge and simulated the collapse using its Extreme Loading for...
Structural Design Software for Contractors – Maintain Accuracy, Save Time & Money
Are you a contractor searching for ways to save time and money? Or do you perhaps seek help in easing the stresses of estimating and project optimization while maintaining accuracy? Look no further. Help is here! SteelSmart® System is breaking the stereotype that...
To Demolish or Preserve
(Left) The Bethlehem Steel Admin Building in 1908. (Right) The Bethlehem Steel Admin Building as of 2007. One of the most unique characteristics of the demolition industry is the sheer amount of community feedback, and often resistance, that any given demolition...
Demolition Paves the Way for 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Applied Science International, LLC (ASI) announced the successful implosion of two buildings in the Rio di Janeiro, Brazil just miles from the Deodoro Military Club, one of the four central venues hosting the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. The buildings which had become...
Structural Design Software for Contractors – Maintain Accuracy, Save Time & Money
Are you a contractor searching for ways to save time and money? Or do you perhaps seek help in easing the stresses of estimating and project optimization while maintaining accuracy? Look no further. Help is here! SteelSmart® System is breaking the stereotype that...
SteelSmart® Design Suite – The Smartest Way to Eliminate Light Steel Framing Construction Errors
The benefits of light steel framing / cold-formed steel design software are endless. Cold-formed steel software not only opens up design possibilities and serves as a protection of liability, but it also aids in eliminating construction errors. Eradicating on-site...
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SteelSmart System 7.6 Released!
SSS recently tuned 23, and even though it may be getting up there in years, we are just as committed as we were in the beginning to ensuring it is kept up to date and stays the most advanced light steel framing design tool on the market. We are constantly improving...
Blast Analysis and Design of Reinforced Concrete Slabs with FRP Retrofit using ELS
Ahmed Khalil, P.E, Ph.D from ASI and Tarek Kewaisy, P.E., Ph.D. from Louis Berger will be co-presenting a paper titled “Advanced Modeling of Blast Response of Reinforced Concrete Slabs with and without FRP Retrofit” on March 26 2018 at ACI...
Onsite Building Collapse Simulation for Urban Search & Rescue
The 3rd Newsletter for INACHUS has just been released. It details ASI’s role in performing onsite structural collapse analysis of a reinforced concrete building for use by Urban Search & Rescue (USAR) during emergency response to collapsed or damaged...
Evaluation of the Seismic Retrofitting of an Unreinforced Masonry building using Numerical Modeling and Ambient Vibration Measurements
Ambient vibration measurements and 3-D nonlinear time-history numerical modeling are used to assess the retrofitting measures conducted in a 6-story unreinforced masonry building (URM) built in the end of the 19th century in Switzerland. Retrofitting measures were...
ELS Most Suitable to Predict Debris Heaps According to EC Study
Deliverable 3.2 Summary Report Report on Model Enhancement and Validation Cases was just released. The report identifies the promising of the capabilities of Extreme Loading for Structures (ELS) to be used in disaster response situations to accurately predict...
Simulation of the Dynamic Response of Steel Moment Frames following Sudden Column Loss. Experimental Calibration of the Numerical Model and Application
SSignificant research effort has been devoted in recent years to the evaluation of the capacity of steel frame structures to resist progressive collapse after sudden column loss. Due to the complex load-structure interaction and material behaviour, it can be very...
Lighter Better Faster Stronger Training Series
The first session “Performance Based Design for Progressive Collapse,” is focused on designing for progressive collapse, blast, earthquakes, and other extreme loads. Performance Based Design for Progressive Collapse(Session 1: 2/19 – 2/20) Terrorist...
Usefulness of ambient-vibration measurements for seismic assessment of existing structures
A large number of buildings in regions with low to medium seismic hazard have been designed without considering earthquake actions. Retrofitting of all buildings that fail to meet modern code requirements is economically, technically and environmentally...
Establishing a Predictive Method for Blast Induced Masonry Debris Distribution Using Experimental and Numerical Methods
When subjected to blast loading, fragments ejected by concrete or masonry structures present a number of potential hazards. Airborne fragments pose a high risk of injury and secondary damage, with the resulting debris field causing major obstructions. The capability...
Seismic Performance Evaluation of Masonry Infilled Reinforced Concrete Buildings Utilizing Verified Masonry Properties in Applied Element Method
Present study aims on evaluating the seismic performances of existing Masonry Infilled Reinforced Concrete (MIRC) buildings commonly found in many South and Southeast Asian countries utilizing appropriate masonry properties in Applied Element Method (AEM) models....
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