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Author
Priestly, N. | Lew, H. S.
Title
U.S. Japan Cooperative Research in Precast Seismic Structural Systems (PRESS) Program: Status Report.
Coporate
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
Report
NIST SP 843, September 1992,
Distribution
Available from Government Printing Office
Book or Conf
U.S./Japan Natural Resources Development Program (UJNR). Wind and Seismic Effects. Joint Meeting of the U.S./Japan Cooperative Program in Natural Resources Panel on Wind and Seismic Effects, 24th. May 19-22, 1992, Tsukuba, Japan, Raufaste, N. J., Jr., Editors, 69-70 p., 1992
Keywords
buildings | concretes | earthquakes | precase | seismic | structures | seismic design | structural systems
Abstract
The Precast Seismic Structural Systems (PRESSS) research program was initiated as the fourth topic in the United States-Japan coordinated program on lage scale testing for seismic response. The first three topics were reinforced concrete, steel and masonry. The purpose of this coordinated research program is to develop recommendations for the seismic design of buildings constructed of precast concrete systems based on sound analytical and experimental research. This report describes the scope of the joint program and the current projects being carried out by U. S. researchers.