Robustness research has become popular, however very little is known on its explicit quantification. This paper summarises a quantification method previously published by the main author and proceeds in demonstrating step-by-step application with case study tall timber building. A hypothetical 15-storey post-and-beam building central core designed for normal loads, four improved options are to ...

This work represents an effort to develop one plausible realization of the effects of the scenario event on tall steel moment-frame buildings. We have used the simulated ground motions with three-dimensional nonlinear finite element models of three buildings in the 20-story class to simulate structural responses at 784 analysis sites spaced at approximately 4 km throughout the San Fernando Vall...

This paper addresses the problem of modeling and simulating RF-signals captured by receivers of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) in urban canyons. The presence of tall buildings in urban canyons often block lines of sight between receivers and GNSS satellites, and therefore signals reach the receivers indirectly, after bouncing off buildings. These multi-path and echo-only effects are...