Publisher's Synopsis
This volume contains the papers presented in 21 sessions of the 1989 Structures Congress held in San Francisco. The papers cover a wide range of topics, including types of construction materials; major types of structures, research, measurement; and methods of performance evaluation. Some of the issues discussed within these topics are cracked concrete deterioration; performance of masonry shear walls; dynamic response of buildings; probabilistic methods of validation; standards for design loads; pressure measuring for wind loads; and bridge research. The contributors of the papers bring a diversity of experiences to these papers since, in addition to the U.S. contributions, many are contributed by authors from the Pacific Rim countries.
