UCSD, PCA & NEES BLIND PREDICTION CONTEST
UCSD, PCA & NEES BLIND PREDICTION CONTEST
UCSD, PCA & NEES BLIND PREDICTION CONTEST
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Objective<br />
• Verify the seismic performance of medium rise<br />
reinforced concrete residential wall building designed<br />
for lateral forces that are significantly smaller than<br />
those currently specified in building codes in United<br />
States<br />
• UBC 97: Seven story building<br />
• Residential, multi-wall structure<br />
– S c soils<br />
– Site less than 2 km from B fault<br />
– S v = 55 in./sec.<br />
V = 0.29 W Base Shear<br />
Los Angeles