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Thomas A. Sabol

Books

T. A. Sabol, “Design of Nonstructural Elements,” (Chapter 14), Handbook of Earthquake Engineering, F. Naeim, Editor, New. York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1989.

Papers Published in Professional and Scholarly Journals

1.* G. C. Hart, S. C. Huang, and T. A. Sabol, “Calibration of Strength Reduction Factors for Concrete Masonry,” Civil Engineering Systems, 1:1, September 1983.

2. T. A. Sabol, “Optimization of Ductility in Reinforced Concrete Frames,” Civil Engineering Systems, 3:3, September 1986.

3.* G. C. Hart, R. E. Englekirk and T. A. Sabol, “Limit State Design Criteria for One to Four Story Concrete Masonry Buildings,” Journal of the Masonry Society 5:2, July-December 1986, pp.T21-T24.

4.* R. E. Englekirk and T. A. Sabol, “Strengthening Buildings to a Life Safety Criterion,” Spectra, Vol. 7, No. 1, February, 1991, pp. 81-87.

5.* Engelhardt, M.D., and T. A. Sabol, "Reinforcing of Steel Moment Connections with Cover Plates: Benefits and Limitations," Journal of Engineering Structures, 1998.

6.* Engelhardt, M.D., and T.A. Sabol, “Developments in Seismic Resistant Steel Moment Connections Since the 1994 Northridge Earthquake,” Progress in Structural Engineering and Materials, Vol. 1, No. 1, September, 1997, pp. 68-77.

7.* Sabol, T.A. and Ho, L.Y., “Structural Sculpture: The Umbrella,” Structure, Summer 2000, pp.24-29.

Papers Published in Proceedings or Records of Conference and Symposia

1. G. C. Hart and T. A. Sabol, “Rehabilitation of Masonry Buildings Using Reliability Analysis and Decision Theory,” Proceedings of the Second North American Masonry Conference, Denver, Colorado, The Masonry Society, August 1982.

2. G. C. Hart and T. A. Sabol, “Defining and Quantifying an Adequate Level of Safety for Historic Buildings,” Proceedings of Seismic Retrofit of Historic Buildings, Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Interior, April 1984.

3. G. C. Hart, S. C. Huang, S.M. Dow and T. A. Sabol, “Evaluation of a Concrete Masonry Building Performance During the Coalinga Earthquake of 1983 Using Currently Accepted Strength Design of Concrete Masonry Design Criteria,” Earthquake Ground Motion and Building Damage Potential, ATC 10-1, Palo Alto, California: Applied Technology Council, April 1984.

4. T. A. Sabol, “Limit State Design Criteria of One to Four Story Buildings,” ASCE Joint US-Japan Conference on Structural Engineering, Sacramento, CA, April 1984.

5. T. A. Sabol, “Uncertainty Analysis in Structural Engineering,” Structural Engineering Association of Central California, October 1984.

6. G. C. Hart and T. A. Sabol, “Seismic Rehabilitation of Buildings Incorporating Earthquake Safety Limits,” Proceedings of US/Italy Joint Research Seminar, Rome, Italy, May 1984.

7.* G. C. Hart, R. E. Englekirk and T. A. Sabol, “Limit State Design of Masonry in the United States,” Proceedings of Seventh International Brick Masonry Conference, Melborne, Australia, February 1985, pp. 1417-1425.

8.* Englekirk, R.E., Hart, G.C., Sabol, T.A., “Limit State Strength Design Criteria for One- to Four-Story Buildings,” Proceedings of Third North American Masonry Conference, Arlington, Texas, June 3-5, 1985, pp. 70-1 - 70.8.

9. T. A. Sabol, “Fundamentals of Seismic Risk Analysis and Building Damage Evaluation,” Southern California Earthquake Preparedness Project, Anaheim, CA, April 1986.

10. G. C. Hart, R. E. Englekirk and T. A. Sabol, “Limit State Strength Design Criteria for One to Four Story Buildings,” Proceedings of Third United States National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Charleston, South Carolina, August 1986.

11. T. A. Sabol and G. C. Hart, “Seismic Risk Analysis of a Multi-Site Portfolio of Buildings, Rapid Assessment of Seismic Vulnerability, C. Scawthorn, Editor, American Society of Civil Engineers, New Orleans, LA, October 1986.

12. T. A. Sabol, G. T. Zorapapel, C. G. Hart, “Typical Costs for Seismic Rehabilitation of Buildings,” Annual Meeting, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Mesa, Arizona, January, 1988.

13. R. E. Englekirk and T. A. Sabol, “Strengthening Buildings to a Life Safety Criterion,” Proceedings of Fourth National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, May 1990.

14. T. A. Sabol, “Seismic Rehabilitation Technologies: Conventional and Special Techniques,” Proceedings of University of California Seismic Conference, Irvine, CA, February 1992 (invited)

15.* W. A. Wallace, G. T. Zorapapel, and T. A. Sabol, “Bunche Hall: Seismic Evaluation of System Irregularities,” Annual Meeting, Los Angeles Tall Buildings Council, Los Angeles, CA, May 1992.

16.* C. Rojahn, D. Evick, J. Nicoletti and T. A. Sabol, “U.S. Postal Service Seismic Program (ATC-26 Project),” 10th World Conferenceon Earthquake Engineering, Madrid, Spain, 1992.

17. T. A. Sabol, “Seismic Rehabilitation of Bunche Hall,” Technical Seminar Series: Seismic Rehabilitation of Existing Buildings, Los Angeles, CA, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, January 1993.

18.* T. A. Sabol, G. T. Zorapapel, “Seismic Evaluations of Historic New York City Structures,” Proceedings of the Fifth National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Chicago, Illinois, July 10-14, 1994.

19.* T. A. Sabol, C. Ingham, “A Comprehensive Seismic Program: The Experience at UCLA,” Proceedings of the Fifth National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Chicago, Illinois, July 10-14, 1994.

20.* T. A. Sabol, W. A. Wallace, G. T. Zorapapel, “Bunche Hall: Seismic Evaluation of System Irregularities,” Proceedings of the Fifth National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Chicago, Illinois, July 10-14, 1994.

21.* R. E. Englekirk, T. A. Sabol, “Conceptual Steel Ductile Frame Design: A Behavioral Approach,” Proceedings of the Fifth National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Chicago, Illinois, July 10-14, 1994.

22.* T. A. Sabol, “Damage to Ductile Steel Frames in the Northridge Earthquake,” Northridge Earthquake Seminar, Los Angeles, California, March 26, 1994.

23.* Shipp, J. G., Sabol, T. A., and M. Lew, “Northridge Earthquake, 17 January, 1994: Seismic Performance of Steel,” American Iron and Steel Institute 1994 General Meeting, New York, New York, May 18 & 19, 1994.

24.* Sabol, T.A., and Engelhardt, M.D., “Session 5 - Steel Moment Resisting Frame Connection Details and Geometry: A Discussion of Fundamental Issues,” Structural Engineers Association of California and Applied Technology Council Invitational Workshop on Steel Seismic Issues, Los Angeles, California, September 8-9, 1994.

25.* Sabol, T.A., "Ductile Steel Frame Beam-Column Joints: A Discussion of Preliminary Observations, Conclusions and Recommendations," Structural Engineers Association of Southern California Seminar/Northridge Earthquake Task Force Findings, November 12, 1994.

26.* Engelhardt, M.D., and Sabol, T.A., "Testing of Welded Steel Moment Connections in Response to the Northridge Earthquake," Northridge Steel Update I, American Institute of Steel Construction, October, 1994.

27.* Sabol, T.A., "Interpretation of Moment Frame Connections, 1994 UBC Emergency Code Change, Interim Recommendation Number 2, Seismology Committee, January, 1995.

28.* Engelhardt, M.D., Sabol, T.A., Aboutaha, R.S., and Frank, K.H., "An Overivew of the AISC Northridge Moment Connection Test Program," Proceedings of the 1995 National Steel Construction Conference, San Antonio, Texas, May 17-19, 1995.

29.* Engelhardt, M.D., Sabol, T.A., Aboutaha, R.S., Frank, K.H., "Development of Interim Recommendations for Improved Welded Moment Connections in Response to the Northridge Earthquake," Third International Workshop on Connections in Steel Structures, University of Trento, Trento, Italy, May 28-31, 1995.

30.* Sabol, T.A., "Ductile Steel Frame Beam-Column Joints: A Discusison of Preliminary Observations, Conclusions and Recommendations," University of Illinois at urbana-Champaign Seminar, Champaign, Illinois, April 24, 1995.

31.* Engelhardt, M.D., and Sabol, T.A., "Testing of Steel Moment Frames Joints in Response to the Northridge Earthquake," 40th Structural Engineering Conference, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, April 4, 1995.

32.* Engelhardt, M.D., Sabol, T.A., "Testing of Steel Moment Frames Joints in Response to the Northridge Earthquake," Proceedings of the SSRC Conference, Kansas, City, MO, March, 1995.

33.* Sabol, T.A., "Performance of Concrete Buildings in the Northridge Earthquake," Proceedings of the Tall Buildings Structural Design Council Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, California, May 5, 1995.

34.* Engelhardt, M.D., Sabol, T.A., "Lessons Learned from the Northridge Earthquake: Steel Moment Frame Performance," Proceedings of the Symposium on a New Direction in Seismic Design, Architectural Institute of Japan, Tokyo, October 9-10, 1995, pp. 1-14.

35.* Sabol, T.A., Engelhardt, M.D., "Welded Steel Moment Frame Joint Testing Programs," Proceedings of the Structures Congress, American Society of Civil Engineers, Chicago, Illinois, April 15-18, 1996.

36.* Sabol, T.A., Engelhardt, M.D., Aboutaha, R.S., Frank, K.H., "An Overview of the AISC Northridge Moment Connection Test Program," Proceedings of the Eleventh World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Acapulco, Mexico, June 23-28, 1996.

37.* Engelhardt, M.D., Sabol, T.A., "Reinforcing of Steel Moment Connections with Cover Plates: Benefits and Limitations," Proceedings of the U.S.-Japan Seminar on Innivations in Stability Concepts and Methods for Seismic Design in Structural Steel, Honolulu, Hawaii, July, 1996.

38.* Sabol, T.A., Engelhardt, M.E., "Performance of Welded Steel Frame Structures During the 1994 Northridge Earthquake," Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium of Japan Welding Society, Nagoya, Japan, 19-21 November, 1996, pp. 1-6.

39.* Sabol, T.A., "Rehabilitation of Welded Steel Frame Beam-Column Joints," Seminar on Rehabilitation of Steel Structures, George Institute of Technology, October, 1996.

40.* Engelhardt, M.D., Kreger, M.E., Jirsa, J.O., Wyllie, L.A., Sabol, T.A., Aboutaha, R.S. and Jimenez-Pacheco, J., "Strengthening and Repair of Nonductile Reinforced Concrete Frames Using External Steel Jackets and Plates," Project Status Reports/Summary Document for Repair and Rehabilitation Research for Seismic Resistance of Structures, University of Texas at Austin, Report R/R 1996, January 1996.

40.1*Sabol, T.A., “Precast Building: In-Plane Shear Wall Failure,” 1994 Northridge Earthquake Buildings Case Studies Project, Tutherford & Chekene, ed., Sacramento, CA: Seismic Safety Commission, 1994.

41.* Engelhardt, M.D., Shuey, B.D., Sabol, T.A., "Testing of Repaired Steel Moment Connections," 1997 ASCE Structures Congress, Portland, Oregon, April, 1997.

42.* Sabol, T.A., "Design Methodologies to Retrofit Steel Moment Frame Connections," 1997 ASCE Structures Congress, Portland, Oregon, April, 1997.

43.* Sabol, T.A., "Inspection Issues in Steel Frame Repair and Rehabilitation," SEAOSC Seminar, Los Angeles, California, March 1, 1997.

44.* Engelhardt, M.D., Sabol, T.A., "Lessons Learned on Steel Moment Frame Performance from the 1994 Northridge Earthquake," Proceedings of the Society for Earthquake & Civil Engineering Dynamics, London, January, 1996.

45.* Rihal, S.S., Freeman, S.A., Gates, W., and T. A. Sabol, “Lessons and Seismic Design Implications of Non-Structural Component Damage During the 1994 Northridge Earthquake - Selected Cases,” Proceedings of the CUREe Northridge Earthquake Conference, August, 1997.

46* Sabol, T.A. and Lam, S.T., “Differential Settlement Effects on Seismic Frames,” Proceedings of the Sixth U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Seattle, Washington, May 31 - June 4, 1998.

47* Sabol, T.A., “An Assessment of Design Methodologies to Upgrade Steel Moment Frames,” Proceedings of the Structural Engineers World Congress, San Francisco, July 18-23, 1998.

48.* Engelhardt, M.A., and T.A. Sabol, “Lessons Learned on Steel Moment Frame Performance from the 1994 Northridge Earthquake,” Proceedings of the Institution of Structural Engineers and the Society for Earthquake & Civil Engineering Dynamics Seminar, London, January 31, 1996, pp. 3-16.

49.* Li, J., Sabol, T.A. and R. Li, “Response Evaluation of a 32-Story Concrete Frame Building to the Northridge Earthquake,” UCLA Strong Motion Instrumentation Program, September 4, 1998.

50.* Li, J., Sabol, T.A., Li, R., “Response Evaluation of a 32-StoryConcrete Frame Building to the Northridge Earthquake,” Proceedings of the Fifth Conference on Tall Buildings in Seismic Regions,” Los Angeles, California, May 5-6, 2000.

Published Technical Reports

  • Sabol, T.A., Zorapapel, G.T., and Hart, G.C., Typical Costs for Seismic Rehabilitation of Existing Buildings, Volume I, FEMA 156, Washington, D.C.: Federal Emergency Management Agency, February 1988.
  • Sabol, T.A., “Precast Building: In-Plane Shear Wall Failure,” 1994 Northridge Earthquake Buildings Case Studies Project, Rutherford & Chekene, ed., Sacramento, CA: Seismic Safety Commission, 1994.
  • Sabol, T.A., “Flat Slab Failure in Ductile Concrete Frame Building,” 1994 Northridge Earthquake Buildings Case Studies Project, Rutherford & Chekene, ed., Sacramento, CA: Seismic Safety Commission, 1994.
  • Engelhardt, M.D. and Sabol, T.A., “Testing of Welded Steel Moment Connections in Response to the Northridge Earthquake,” Northridge Earthquake Update I, Chicago, IL: American Institute of Steel Construction, October, 1994.
  • Guideline Development Committee (T.A. Sabol, member), Interim Guidelines: Evaluation, Repair, Modification, and Design of Steel Moment Frames, SAC-95-02, FEMA 267, Washington, D.C..: Federal Emergency Management Agency, 1995.
  • Engelhardt, M.D., Kim, K., Sabol, T.A., Ho, L., Kim, H.I., Uzarski, J., and Husain, A., “Analysis of a Six Story Steel Mment Frame Building in Santa Monica,” Technical Report: Analysis and Field Investigations of Buildings Affected by the Northridge Earthquake of January 17, 1994, SAC 95-04, Part I, Sacramento, CA: SAC Joint Venture, 1995.
  • Shuey, B.D., Engelhardt, M.D. and Sabol, T.A., “Testing Repair Concepts for Damaged Steel Moment Connections,” in Experimental Investigations of Beam-Column Subassemblages, Technical Report, SAC 95-09, Sacramento, CA: SAC Joint Venture, 1996.
  • Product 1.2 Senior Advisory Panel (T.A. Sabol, member), Seismic Evaluation and Retrofit of Concrete Buildings, Volumes 1 and 2, Sacramento, CA: Applied Technology Council, November 1996.
  • Guidelines Development Committee (T.A. Sabol, member), Recommended Seismic Design Criteria for New Moment Resisting Steel Frame Construction, SAC-2000-01-c, FEMA 350, Washington D.C.: Federal Emergency Management Agency, April 2000.
  • Guidelines Development Committee (T.A. Sabol, member), Recommended Specifications for Moment-Resisting Steel Frames for Seismic Applications, SAC-2000-05, FEMA 353, Washington D.C.: Federal Emergency Management Agency, May 2000.

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