About the author  ⁄ Katy Briggs, S.E.

Katy Briggs, S.E., is a Principal at BASE Design in San Francisco, California. She is the current chair of the SEAONC Concrete Subcommittee and the vice-chair of the SEAONC Seismology Committee. She can be reached at katy@basedesigninc.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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