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Determinación de períodos fundamentales del suelo mediante vibración ambiental en las comunidades de Jardines del Caribe y La Playa, Puerto Rico
(2020-05-28)
Due to the seismic risk of Puerto Rico, this project was conducted to estimate the fundamental periods of vibration of the soil deposits in the areas of Jardines del Caribe and La Playa, respectively communities of Mayagüez ...
Strong motion duration influence on nonlinear seismic response.
(2018-12-11)
The preferred representation of seismic hazard in structural design and assessment continues to be based on the elastic response spectrum. Even when dynamic time history analyses are required, the acceleration time histories ...
A variable damping semiactive device for control of the seismic response of buildings
(2005)
This dissertation proposes a new semiactive device, composed of two fixedorifice viscous fluid dampers installed in the form of V whose top ends are attached to the upper floor and their lower ends to a point that can move ...
Geomorphic and geophysical characterization of the north Boquerón Bay-Punta Montalva fault zone: A capable fault system in southwestern Puerto Rico
(2017)
Mapping of near surface deformation of landforms and geologic deposits were characterized and completed on LiDAR and geophysical data along the North Boquerón Bay-Punta Montalva Fault Zone (NBB-PMFZ). A sandy shutter ridge ...
Shear strength and displacement capacity of squat reinforced concrete shear walls
(2016)
Squat reinforced concrete (RC) walls are essential structural components in nuclear power facilities (NPP) and in many civil structures. An adequate prediction of the shear strength and displacement capacity of these ...
Characterizing the temporal and spatial distribution of earthquake swarms in the Puerto Rico - Virgin Island block
(2018-05)
The presence of earthquake swarms and clusters in the north and northeast of the
island of Puerto Rico in the northeastern Caribbean have been recorded by the Puerto Rico
Seismic Network (PRSN) since it started operations ...
Análisis no lineal de edificio residencial de hormigón armado construido sin detallado sísmico
(2020-12-11)
Due to the latent risk that exists in seismically active areas such as Puerto Rico, which is located on the border between the North American and Caribbean plates, it is important to be aware of the performance of the most ...
Consideración de las columnas cortas en la vulnerabilidad sísmica de las estructuras
(2005)
It has been observed that in recent earthquakes the short column effect has caused damage. The main objective of this investigation was to develop a simple methodology to identify the short column effect. The methodology ...
Developing insurance solutions software for natural hazard loss estimation
(2007)
The population explosion in the second half of the twentieth century has caused exponential growth in economic losses associated with the natural and man-made disasters. Efforts to better understand economic consequences ...