Publications

SEISMIC ISOLATION

Clark, P.W., Aiken, I.D., Nakashima, N., Miyazaki, M., and Midorikawa, M., “The 1995 Kobe (Hyogo-ken Nanbu) Earthquake as a Trigger for Implementing New Seismic Design Technologies in Japan,” Lessons Learned Over Time, Learning From Earthquakes Series Vol. III, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Oakland, California, March, 2000. (429 Kb)

Stewart, J.P., Conte, J.P., and Aiken, I.D., “Observed Behavior of Seismically Isolated Buildings,” Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. 125, No. 9, American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, September, 1999.

Clark, P.W., Aiken, I.D., Tajirian, F., Kasai, K., Ko, E., and Kimura, I., “Design Procedures for Buildings Incorporating Hysteretic Damping Devices,” International Post-SMiRT Conference Seminar on Seismic Isolation, Passive Energy Dissipation and Active Control of Vibrations of Structures, Cheju, South Korea, August, 1999.

Clark, P.W., Aiken, I.D., Kasai, K., Ko, E., and Kimura, I., “Design Procedures for Buildings Incorporating Hysteretic Damping Devices,” Proceedings, 68th Annual Convention, Structural Engineers Association of California, Santa Barbara, California, October, 1999. (558 Kb)

Clark, P.W., Kasai, K., Aiken, I.D., and Kimura, I., “Evaluation of Simplified Design Approaches for Structures With Yielding Steel Braces for Energy Dissipation,” Tall Buildings in Seismic Regions, 1999 Annual Meeting of the Los Angeles Tall Buildings Structural Design Council, Los Angeles, California, May, 1999.

Aiken, I.D., “Testing of Seismic Isolators and Dampers - Considerations and Limitations,” Proceedings, Structural Engineering World Congress, San Francisco, California, July, 1998. (39 Kb)

Clark, P.W., Kelly, J.M., and Aiken, I.D., “Analytical Approaches for Seismically-Isolated Buildings Subjected to Impulsive Ground Motions,” Proceedings, Second World Congress on Structural Control, Kyoto, Japan, June - July, 1998.

Clark, P., Aiken, I. and Kelly J., “Ongoing Studies of the Foothill Communities Law and Justice Center,” Proceedings, Structures Congress ‘97, ASCE, Portland, April, 1997. (48 Kb)

Kikuchi, M., and Aiken, I.D., "An Analytical Hysteresis Model for Elastomeric Seismic Isolation Bearings", Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, Vol. 26, No. 2, February, 1997. (561 Kb)

Aiken, I.D., Clark, P.W., and Kelly, J.M., "Experimental Testing of Reduced-Scale Advanced Liquid Metal Reactor Seismic Isolation Bearings Manufactured By Unison Industrial Company", A Report to Sponsors: KAERI and General Electric Company, Earthquake Engineering Research Center, University of California at Berkeley, August, 1996.

Aiken, I.D., and Kelly, J.M., "A Design for a Shake Table System Model for the Advanced Liquid Metal Reactor", A Report to General Electric Nuclear Energy, Report No. EERCL/95-05, Earthquake Engineering Research Center, University of California at Berkeley, December, 1995.

Clark, P.W., Aiken, I.D., Kelly, J.M., Gluekler, E.L. and Tajirian, F.F., "Tests of Reduced-Scale Seismic Isolation Bearings for the U.S. Advanced Liquid Metal Reactor (ALMR) Program", ASME/JSME Pressure Vessel and Piping Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, July, 1995.

Clark, P.W., Aiken, I.D., and Kelly, J.M., "Experimental Testing of Reduced-Scale Seismic Isolation Bearings for the Advanced Liquid Metal Reactor", A Report to Sponsor: Westinghouse Hanford Corporation, Earthquake Engineering Research Center, University of California at Berkeley, July, 1995.

Kikuchi, M., M. Saruta, K. Tamura, J. Kelly, I. Aiken, and P. Clark, "Earthquake Simulator Test of a Base-Isolated Reinforced Concrete Building", Journal of Structural and Construction Engineering, No. 462, Architectural Institute of Japan, August, 1994.

Aiken, I.D., Mahin, S.A., Fenves, G., Gilani, A., "Field Testing and Analysis of Two Viaducts in Walnut Creek, California", Caltrans'Third Annual Seismic Research Workshop, Sacramento, California, June, 1994. (146 Kb)

Mahin, S.A., Aiken, I.D., and Gilani, A., "The Field-Testing of the Seismically-Isolated Walnut Creek Viaduct", Third US-Japan Joint Workshop on Earthquake Protective Systems for Bridges, Berkeley, California, January, 1994.

Clark, P.W., Aiken, I.D., and Kelly, J.M. "Large-Scale Earthquake Simulator Study of the Tohoku University Base-Isolated Building", Proceedings, 11th ASCE Structures Congress, Irvine, California, April, 1993.

Aiken, I.D., Clark, P.W., Kelly, J.M., Kikuchi, M., Saruta, M., and Tamura, K., "Design- and Ultimate-Level Earthquake Tests of a 1/2.5-Scale Base-Isolated Reinforced-Concrete Building", Proceedings, ATC-17-1 Seminar on Seismic Isolation, Passive Energy Dissipation, and Active Control, Applied Technology Council, San Francisco, California, March, 1993. (569 Kb)

Clark, P.W., Whittaker, A.S., Aiken, I.D., and Egan, J.A., "Performance Considerations for Isolation Systems in Regions of High Seismicity", Proceedings, ATC-17-1 Seminar on Seismic Isolation, Passive Energy Dissipation, and Active Control, Applied Technology Council, San Francisco, California, March, 1993. (658 Kb)

Aiken, I.D., Clark, P.W., and Kelly, J.M., "Mechanical Characteristics of Seismic Isolation Bearings", Second US-Japan Joint Workshop on Earthquake Protective Systems for Bridges, Tsukuba, Japan, December, 1992.

Aiken, I. D., Kelly, J. M., Tamura, K., Kikuchi, M., and Itoh, T., "Experimental Studies of the Mechanical Characteristics of Three Types of Seismic Isolation Bearings", Proceedings, Tenth World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Madrid, Spain, July, 1992. (301 Kb)

Aiken, I. D., Clark, P. W., and Kelly, J. M., "Response of Two Base-Isolated Structures in Recent Californian Earthquakes", Final Report to Office of Strong-Motion Studies, Division of Mines and Geology, California Department of Conservation, Sacramento, June, 1992.

Kelly, J.M., Aiken, I.D., and Clark, P.W., "Response of Base-Isolated Structures in Recent Earthquakes", Proceedings, 10th ASCE Structures Congress,San Antonio, Texas, April, 1992.

Aiken, I. D., Kelly, J. M., and Clark, P. W., "Response of Base-Isolated Structures in Recent Californian Earthquakes", Proceedings, SMIP91, Seminar on Seismological and Engineering Implications of Recent Strong-Motion Data, Division of Mines and Geology, California Department of Conservation, Sacramento, May, 1991.

Kircher, C.A., Tajirian, F.F., et al., "Overview of Seismic Isolation and Application to Nuclear Facilities", Third Symposium on Current Issues Related to Nuclear Power Plant Structures, Equipment, and Piping, Orlando, Florida, December, 1990.

Tajirian, F. F., Kelly, J. M., Aiken, I. D., and Veljovich, W., "Elastomeric Bearings for Three-Dimensional Seismic Isolation", Proceedings, 1990 ASME PVP Conference, ASME PVP-200, Nashville, Tennessee, June, 1990. (355 Kb)

Griffith, M. C., Aiken, I. D., and Kelly, J. M., "Comparison of Earthquake Simulator Test Results with the SEAONC Tentative Seismic Isolation Design Requirements", Earthquake Spectra, Vol. 6, No. 2,Earthquake Engineering Research Institute California, May, 1990.

Tajirian, F. F., Kelly, J. M., and Aiken, I. D., "Seismic Isolation for Advanced Nuclear Power Stations", Earthquake Spectra,Vol. 6, No. 2,Earthquake Engineering Research Institute California, May, 1990.

Griffith, M. C., Aiken, I. D., and Kelly, J. M., "Displacement Control and Uplift Restraint for Base-Isolated Structures", Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. 116, No. 4, American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, April, 1990.

Aiken, I.D., Kelly, J.M., and Tajirian, F.F., "Mechanics of High Shape Factor Elastomeric Seismic Isolation Bearings", Report No. UCB/EERC-90/01, Earthquake Engineering Research Center, University of California at Berkeley, December, 1989.

Aiken, I. D., Kelly, J. M., and Tajirian, F. F., "Mechanics of Low Shape Factor Elastomeric Seismic Isolation Bearings", Report No. UCB/EERC-89/13, Earthquake Engineering Research Center, University of California at Berkeley, November, 1989.

Tajirian, F.F., Kelly, J.M., and Gluekler, E.L., "Testing Of Seismic Isolation for the PRISM Advanced Liquid Metal Reactor Under Extreme Loads", SMIRT 10 Conference, Vol. K, San Francisco, California, 1989.

Kelly, J.M., and Aiken, I.D., "Experimental Studies of the Seismic Response of Structures Incorporating Base Isolation Systems", International Meeting on Base Isolation and Passive Energy Dissipation, Assisi, Italy, June, 1989.

Kelly, J. M. and Aiken, I. D., "Recent Developments in the Testing of Base Isolation Systems", Proceedings, Seventh ASCE Structures Congress, San Francisco, California, May, 1989.

Griffith, M.C., Aiken, I.D., and Kelly, J.M., "A Displacement Control and Uplift Restraint Device For Base Isolated Structures", Proceedings, Ninth World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Tokyo and Kyoto, Japan, August, 1988. (313 Kb)

Kelly, J.M., Griffith, M.C., and Aiken, I.D., "Earthquake Simulator Tests of a Neoprene Base Isolation System For Medium-Rise Structures", Proceedings, 1988 ASME PVP Conference, ASME PVP-147, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, June, 1988.

Griffith, M.C., Aiken, I.D., and Kelly, J.M., "Experimental Evaluation of Seismic Isolation of a Nine-Story Braced Steel Frame", Report No. UCB/EERC-88/05, Earthquake Engineering Research Center, University of California, Berkeley, May, 1988.

Aiken, I. D., Griffith, M. C., and Kelly, J. M., "A Displacement Control and Uplift Restraint Device For the Base Isolation of Medium-Rise Structures", Proceedings, Conference on Tall Buildings in Seismic Regions, Sponsored by the Council for Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, Los Angeles, California, February, 1988.

Schrag, M.R., and Tajirian, F.F., "Qualification of Seismic Isolation for the PRISM Liquid Metal Reactor", 9th SMiRT Conference, Vol K2, Lausanne, Switzerland, 1987.

Kelly, J. M., Griffith, M. C., and Aiken, I. D., "A Displacement Control and Uplift Restraint Device for Base Isolated Structures", Report No. UCB/EERC-87/03, Earthquake Engineering Research Center, University of California, Berkeley, April, 1987.

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ENERGY DISSIPATION / STRUCTURAL CONTROL

Black, C., Aiken, I., Krumme, R., Hayes, J., Sweeney, S. (2006). “Experimental Testing of Large Diameter Shape Memory Alloys,” Proc. Shape Memory and Superelastic Technologies Conference. Pacific Grove, CA.

Black, C., Aiken, I., Krumme, R., Hayes, J., Sweeney, S. (2006). “Innovative Shape Memory Alloy Connections for Structures Under Extreme Loading,” Proc. 8th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering (8USNCEE). San Francisco, CA.

Black, C., Makris, N. (2006). “Viscous Heating of Fluid Dampers Under Small and Large Amplitude Motions: Experimental Studies and Parametric Modelling,” In press. J. of Eng. Mech., ASCE.

Black, C., Makris, N. (2005). “Viscous Heating of Fluid Dampers Under Small and Large Amplitude Motions,” Caltrans Bridge Workshop. Sacramento, CA. (1.5 Mb)

Black, C.J., Makris, N. (2000). “Viscous Heating of Fluid Dampers: Experimental Studies,” Proc. Smart Structures and Materials 2000: Damping and Isolation, SPIE Vol. 3989.

Clark, P.W., Aiken, I.D., Kasai, K., and Kimura, I., “Large-Scale Testing of Steel Unbonded Braces for Energy Dissipation,” Proceedings, Structures Congress 2000, ASCE/SEI, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May, 2000.

Aiken, I.D., Clark, P.W., Tajirian, F.F., Kasai, K., Kimura, I., and Ko, E., “Unbonded Braces in the United States — Design Studies, Large-Scale Testing and the First Building Application,” Proceedings, Japan Passive Control Symposium, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan, March, 2000.

Aiken, I.D., “Testing and Specifications for Passive Energy Dissipation Projects,” Proceedings, 1998 Spring Seminar, Structural Engineers Association of Northern California, Oakland, California, March, 1998.

Aiken, I.D., Ingham,T.J., "Prequalification Testing of Fluid Viscous Dampers for the Golden Gate Bridge", Earthquake Spectra Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, to appear, 1996.

Seismic Isolation Engineering, Inc., "Analytical Investigations - Structural Control of Building Seismic Response Using Shape Memory Alloys", A Report to E*Sorb Systems, August, 1996.

Aiken, I.D., "Passive Energy Dissipation - Hardware and Applications", Proceedings, Los Angeles County and SEAOSC Symposium on Passive Energy Dissipation Systems for New and Existing Buildings, Los Angeles, July, 1996. (865 Kb)

Aiken, I.D., and Kelly, J.M., "Cyclic Dynamic Testing of Fluid Viscous Dampers", Proceedings, Caltrans'Fourth Seismic Research Workshop, California Department of Transportation, Sacramento, California, July, 1996. (294 Kb)

Aiken, I.D., and Kelly, J.M., "Pre-Qualification Testing of Viscous Dampers for the Golden Gate Bridge Seismic Rehabilitation Project" (in four parts), A Report to T.Y. Lin International, Imbsen and Associates, and the Golden Gate Bridge District, Report Nos. EERC-STI/95-01, -02, -03, and -04, Earthquake Engineering Research Center, University of California at Berkeley, December, 1995.

Clark, P.W., Aiken, I.D., Kelly, J.M., Higashino, M., Krumme, R.C., "Experimental and Analytical Studies of Shape Memory Alloy Dampers for Structural Control", Proceedings, Smart Structures and Materials - Passive Damping, Conner D. Johnson Ed., The International Society for Optical Engineering, Paper No. 2445-21, San Diego, March, 1995.

Aiken, I., A. Whittaker, P. Clark, J. Inaudi, and M. Higashino, "Passive Energy Dissipation Techniques", The Developing Art of Seismic Engineering: Proceedings of the 1994 Fall SEAONC Seminar, Structural Engineers Association of Northern California, San Francisco, November, 1994.

Aiken, I.D. and Whittaker, A.S., "Development and Application of Passive Energy Dissipation Techniques in the U.S.A.", Proceedings, International Post-SMiRT Conference Seminar on Isolation, Energy Dissipation, and Control of Vibrations of Structures, Capri, Italy, August, 1993.

Aiken, I.D., Nims, D.K., Whittaker, A.S., and Kelly, J.M., "Testing of Passive Energy Dissipation Systems", Earthquake Spectra, Vol. 9, No. 3, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute California, August, 1993. (718 Kb)

Whittaker, A.S., and Aiken, I.D., "Passive Energy Dissipation Systems for Earthquake-Resistant Design", Proceedings, 11th ASCE Structures Congress, Irvine, California, April, 1993.

Whittaker, A.S., Aiken, I.D., Bergman, D., Clark, P.W., Cohen, J., Kelly, J.M., and Scholl, R.E., "Code Requirements for Design and Implementation of Passive Energy Dissipation Systems", Proceedings, ATC-17-1 Seminar on Seismic Isolation, Passive Energy Dissipation, and Active Control, Applied Technology Council, San Francisco, California, March, 1993.

Hanson, R., Aiken, I.D., Nims, D.K., Richter, P.J., and Bachman, R., "Theme Paper: State-of-the-Art and State-of-the-Practice in Energy Dissipation", Proceedings, ATC-17-1 Seminar on Seismic Isolation, Passive Energy Dissipation, and Active Control, Applied Technology Council, San Francisco, California, March, 1993. (986 Kb)

Aiken, I. D, Nims, D. K., and Kelly, J. M., "Comparative Study of Four Passive Energy Dissipation Systems", Bulletin of the New Zealand National Society for Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 25., No. 3. New Zealand, June, 1992.

Aiken, I. D. and Kelly, J. M., "Experimental and Analytical Studies of Two Energy-Absorbing Systems for Multistory Structures", Proceedings, 11th Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology Conference, Tokyo, Japan, August, 1991.

Kelly, J.M., and Aiken, I.D., "Earthquake Simulator Testing of Energy Absorbing Systems for Multistory Structures", International Meeting on Earthquake Protection of Buildings, Ancona, Italy, June, 1991.

Aiken, I. D. and Kelly, J. M., "Earthquake Simulator Testing of Two Damping Systems for Multistory Structures" , Proceedings, Damping'91, Sponsored by Wright Laboratory, San Diego, February, 1991.

Aiken, I. D. and Kelly, J. M., "Earthquake Simulator Testing and Analytical Studies of Two Energy-Absorbing Systems for Multistory Structures", Report No. UCB/EERC-90/03, Earthquake Engineering Research Center, University of California, Berkeley, October, 1990.

Aiken, I. D., Kelly, J. M., and Mahmoodi, P., "The Application of Viscoelastic Dampers to Seismically Resistant Structures", Proceedings, Fourth U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Palm Springs, California, May, 1990.

Aiken, I. D., Kelly, J. M., and Pall, A. S., "Seismic Response of a Nine-Story Steel Frame With Friction Damped Cross Bracing", Report No. UCB/EERC-88/17, Earthquake Engineering Research Center, University of California, Berkeley, November, 1988.

Aiken, I. D., Kelly, J. M., and Pall, A. S., "Seismic Response of a Nine-Story Steel Frame With Friction Damped Cross Bracing", Proceedings, Ninth World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Tokyo and Kyoto, Japan, August, 1988. (313 Kb)

Aiken, I. D. and Kelly, J. M., "Experimental Study of Friction Damping For Steel Frame Structures", Proceedings, 1988 ASME PVP Conference, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, June, 1988.

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OTHER TOPICS IN SEISMIC ENGINEERING AND ANALYSIS

Makris, N., Black, C.J. (2004). “Dimensional analysis of rigid-plastic and elastoplastic structures under pulse-type excitations,” J. of Eng. Mech., ASCE 130(9), pp. 1006-1018.

Makris, N., Black, C.J. (2004). “Dimensional analysis of bilinear oscillators under pulse-type excitations,” J. of Eng. Mech., ASCE 130(9), pp. 1019-1031.

Makris, N., Black, C.J. (2004). “Evaluation of the peak ground velocity as a ‘good’ intensity measure for near-source ground motions.” J. of Eng. Mech., ASCE 130(9), pp. 1032-1044.

Black, C.J., Makris, N., Aiken, I.D. (2004). “Component testing, seismic evaluation and characterization of buckling-restrained braces,” J. of Struct. Eng., ASCE 130(6), pp. 880-894.

Makris, N., Black, C.J. (2003). “Dimensional Analysis of Yielding Structures,” Proc. International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences. Corfu, Greece, July. (210 Kb)

Black, C.J., Makris, N., Der Kiureghian, A. (2003). “Bayesian Updating in the problem of viscous heating of fluid dampers,” Proc. 8th World Seminar on Seismic Isolation, Energy Dissipation and Active Vibration Control of Structures, Yerevan, Armenia, October.

Black, C.J., Makris, N. (2003). “Uncertainty, Parameter Sensitivity and Bayesian Updating in the Problem of Viscous Heating of Fluid Dampers,” Proc. ICASP9, 9th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering," San Francisco, CA. July.

Black, C.J, Makris, N., Aiken, I.D. (2003). “Component Testing and Modeling of Buckling-Restrained 'Unbonded' Braces,” Proc. STESSA 2003, 4th International Conference on Behavior of Steel Structures in Seismic Areas. Naples, Italy. June. (857 Kb)

Makris, N., Black, C.J. (2002). “Uplifting and Overturning of Equipment Anchored to a Base Foundation,” Earthquake Spectra, EERI. 18 (4), 631-661. November.

Black, C.J., Ventura, C.E., Tsai, P.C. (1998). “Ambient Vibration Testing of the University Drive/Crowchild Trail Bridge in Calgary, Alberta,” Proc. 1998 Canadian Society for Civil Engineering Conference. Nova Scotia. June.

Black, C.J., Ventura, C.E. (1998). “Modal Properties of Four Instrumented Buildings During Two Earthquakes,” Proc. XVI International Modal Analysis Conference. Santa Barbara, California. February.

Black, C.J., Ventura, C.E. (1998). “Blind Test on Damage Detection of a Steel Frame Structure,” Proc. XVI International Modal Analysis Conference. Santa Barbara, California. February.

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