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Subject: MSCE Defense - Myles Parrish 9/21 
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The final examination for the MSCE degree for Myles Parrish will be held
on Friday, September 21, 2001 at 1:30 p.m. in the Faculty Library (More
218).

"Accuracy of Seismic Performance Methodologies for Rectangular Reinforced
Concrete Columns"


To implement Performance-Based Earthquake Engineering (PBEE) within a
probabilistic framework, the accuracy of various methods for predicting
seismic performance needs to be evaluated.  This thesis provides
reliability statistics for predictions of seismic performance of
flexure-critical, rectangular reinforced concrete columns, subjected to
cyclic loads.  Statistics are reported for estimates of maximum flexural
strength, effective stiffness at first yield, onset of concrete spalling
and onset of bar buckling.  Statistics were compiled by comparing the
measured and calculated responses of columns extracted from a database of
204 tests of rectangular columns.

Professor Marc Eberhard, Chair

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