Development of Improved Procedures for Seismic Design of Buried and Partially-Buried Structures - BART
| Project Title—ID Number | Development of Improved Procedures for Seismic Design of Buried and Partially-Buried Structures - BART |
| Start/End Dates | 1/406 – 1/3007 |
| Funding Source | PEER-BART |
| Project Leader (boldface) and Other Team Members | Jack Moehle (UCB/F), Nicholas Sitar (UCB/F), Jon Bray (UCB/F), Yousef Bozorgnia (UCB/F) |
F=faculty; GS=graduate student; US=undergraduate student; PD=post-doc; I=industrial collaborator; O=other
Project goals and objectives
Investigate seismic response of partially embedded structures
Role of this project in supporting PEER's mission (vision)
To provide practical guidelines for seismic response of partially embedded structures
Methodology employed
Combination of centrifuge testing and analysis
Brief Description of previous year's achievements, with emphasis on accomplishments during last year (Year 8)
It is a new project in TA III
Other similar work being conducted within and outside PEER and how this project differs
No other similar project
Describe any instances where you are aware that your results have been used in industry
This is a new project
Expected milestones & deliverables
June 8 will be a workshop; January 30, 2007 will be the final date of project
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