I prefer to isolate myself now: What structural system works better for low-rise steel buildings?
SE Literature café (6):A quick look at “Terzic, V., & Mahin, S. A. (2017). Using PBEE to assess and improve performance of different structural systems for low-rise steel buildings, International Journal of Safety and Security Engineering, Vol.7, No.4,532-544″ There are different structural systems to resist earthquakes, just like many “models” of electronic gadgets and brands of peanut butter (which the latter is very confusing). Each structural system has its pros and cons: one is cheaper, but it is pricier to fix when damaged. Another one is cheap and easy to fix, but does not work great for large earthquakes, and … Continue reading I prefer to isolate myself now: What structural system works better for low-rise steel buildings?