About the author  ⁄ John D. Osteraas, Ph.D., P.E.

John D. Osteraas, Ph.D., P.E., is Group Vice President and Principal Engineer, Civil Engineering, Exponent Failure Analysis Associates, Menlo Park, CA.

Tree House Sequence, HD BIM, and PBEE

Hollywood Casino Jamul (HC Jamul) is a three-story entertainment facility, located in Jamul, California, with approximately 200,000 square feet of gaming, restaurants, and lounges atop an eight-story, below-grade, 1,800-space parking garage. The casino structure’s innovative steel lateral force resisting system utilizes rocking braced frames and Krawinkler fuses integrated into Vierendeel trusses to produce a performance-based seismic design. This keeps the integrity of the perimeter cantilevered gravity system protected while the lateral system is repairable after a major seismic event.

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