The first part of this thesis is a report intended to document the type of works for seismic building retrofits that are taking place in the state of California, where the legislation mandates retrofits of existing ...

This thesis presents a study on the seismic performance of a retrofitted concrete building in Mexico City. The original lateral force resisting system consisted of reinforced concrete (RC) columns supporting waffle slabs ...

High-strength reinforcing steel with yield strengths up to 100 ksi have been implemented in design code, but it is not common in practical bridge design. High-strength reinforcement bears opportunities for higher load-carrying ...