Author: The Institution of Structural Engineers' Sustainable Construction Panel
2 February 2011
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The Institution of Structural Engineers' Sustainable Construction Panel
The Structural Engineer, Volume 89, Issue 3, 2011, Page(s) 19-20
https://doi.org/10.56330/QTYK3107
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56330/QTYK3107
Mark Sarkisian, Director of Seismic and Structural Engineering at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) LLP writes on how pin-fuse systems, devised and developed by the firm, limit structural damage in major seismic events.
Jason Ingham of the University of Auckland and Mike Griffith of the University of Adelaide record the extent of the damage caused to unreinforced masonry buildings during the 2010 Darfield (Christchurch, NZ) earthquake.
Costas Georgopoulos, member of the Institution's Research Panel looks at the role of research in the future development of Eurocode 2.