Response Spectrum over Time History: When the More Accurate Method Is Wrong
In earthquake analysis there is a case that runs counter to engineering instinct: sometimes the more accurate method is not the better one. Transient time-history analysis represents the earthquake step by step and is ther...
Stability or Operability — Which Seismic Verification Do You Need?
People often speak of "the seismic verification" as if it were one thing. In fact there are two fundamentally different verifications — and confusing them is expensive. One allows the component to deform permanently. The other requ...
