Conference proceeding
Issues on Performance-Based Engineering for Buildings and Bridges
Proceedings of the 2004 Structures Congress. Structures 2004 - Building on the Past: Securing the Future; Nashville, Tennessee; USA; 22-26 May 2004
22 May 2004
Abstract
Structures including buildings and bridges deteriorate and may not function in a satisfactory way as expected with time. Increasing number of cases of lack of satisfactory performances prompted the profession to consider developing performance-based design guidelines replacing or at least providing alternatives to the current specification (code) based practices. However, before developing such guidelines, the civil engineering profession should reach consensus on the definition of performance and establish quantitative, measurable indices that will permit the measurement of current or the projection of expected future performances. Performance-based design concept depends on many inter-connected issues including areas of applications, definition of performance, tools for measuring performance, quantitative indices that need to be satisfied, and performance under uncertainty. It is also important to note that since all major building codes on concrete, steel, wood, and masonry are now based on the Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) concept; the future performance-based design guidelines should reflect the thinking behind this same concept. It is also known that the performance-based design concept is relatively new for civil engineers, the area is evolving, and comprehensive basic research is in its infancy. The paper will outline some of the recent thoughts on developing performance-based design guidelines.
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- Title
- Issues on Performance-Based Engineering for Buildings and Bridges
- Creators
- A HaldarM FengA Aktan
- Publication Details
- Proceedings of the 2004 Structures Congress. Structures 2004 - Building on the Past: Securing the Future; Nashville, Tennessee; USA; 22-26 May 2004
- Conference
- 2004 Structures Congress - Building on the Past: Securing the Future (Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 22 May 2004 - 26 May 2004)
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- [Retired Faculty]
- Identifiers
- 991019173758404721