About the author  ⁄ John-Michael Wong, Ph.D., S.E.

John-Michael Wong, Ph.D., S.E., is an Associate at KPFF in San Francisco, California. He has served on the SEAONC Concrete Subcommittee since 2014 and can be reached at john-michael.wong@kpff.com.

A Literature Review

Seismic building design has typically been based on results from conventional linear analysis techniques. This type of analysis is a challenge for the design of reinforced concrete because the material is composite and displays nonlinear behavior that is dictated by the complex interaction between its components – the reinforcing steel and the concrete matrix.

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