I was watching a YouTube video on the construction of a post-tensioned flat slab and found myself intrigued by a few details. In Figure A, I’m curious about the purpose of the red and blue cables—what role do they serve? Also, in Figure B, I’m wondering what the elements shown are used for. If...
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OVE seems to stand for "over-design earthquake", a very rare earthquake having a 1% chance of exceedance in 50 years (MRI = 4975 years). The OVE defined in this manner has been used in:
Jayaram, Nirmal, Nilesh Shome, and Mohsen Rahnama. "Development of earthquake vulnerability...
Hi everyone,
In earthquake engineering, an OVE is defined to be a very rare earthquake having a 1% chance of exceedence in 50 years (MRI = 4975 years). Does anyone know what does "OVE" stand for?
In context,
SLE-25 is a frequent earthquake having a 70% chance of exceedence in 30 years (MRI =...
Hello everyone,
I am designing a 25-story building with the ASCE 7-22, and have got some questions about the new seismic provisions of this standard.
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When computing the design story drifts in accordance with Section 12.8.6, do we now have to consider the following load combination...
