MCEER/NCEER Publications

Since 1987, MCEER, formerly the Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER) and the National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research ( NCEER), has produced over 600 publications that describe the latest research and developments on a wide variety of topics related to earthquake engineering and extreme events.

The Center's research aims to increase the disaster resilience of buildings, bridges and other key infrastructure. For over 30 years, MCEER investigators have been developing design procedures and seismic evaluation and rehabilitation strategies for facilities and systems that society expects to be operational following an earthquake or other disaster. These investigations primarily focus on electric power systems, bridges and highways, sustainable and resilient buildings, and innovative protective technologies.

MCEER publications include technical reports, workshop and conference proceedings, and special publications such as reconnaissance reports, monographs, guidelines and standards, white papers and research summaries. These publications are intended to be of interest to a wide range of readers, including academic researchers, consultants and practitioners in government and the private sector.

MCEER no longer prints copies of publications.

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MCEER-20-0001: A Multiscale Study of Reinforced Concrete Shear Walls Subjected to Elevated Temperatures
12/31/99
Loss of coolant accidents in containment structures in nuclear power plants could result in internal temperatures of up to 300°F [149°C].
MCEER-20-0002: Further Results on the Assessment of Performance of Seismically Isolated Electrical Transformers
12/31/99
This report presents results on the probability of failure in a lifetime of 50 years of non‐isolated and seismically isolated transformers at ten locations in the Western US.
MCEER-20-0003: Analytical and Numerical Studies of Seismic Fluid-Structure Interaction in Liquid-Filled Vessels - Revision 01
12/31/99
This report presents a study on seismic fluid-structure-interaction (FSI) analysis, with a focus on liquid-filled nuclear reactors.
MCEER-22-0001: Modeling Triple Friction Pendulum Bearings in Program OpenSees Including Frictional Heating Effects
12/31/99
This report presents and verifies a revised model of the behavior of triple friction pendulum bearings that explicitly computes the sliding displacements, sliding velocities and the rise in temperature at its four sliding interfaces.
MCEER-22-0002: Physical and Numerical Simulations of Seismic Fluid-Structure Interaction in Advanced Nuclear Reactors
12/31/99
This report describes physical and numerical experiments conducted to study seismic fluid-structure interaction, with a focus on liquid-cooled advanced reactors and the use of seismic isolation.
MCEER-22-0003: Impedance-Matching Control Design for Shake-Table Testing and Model-in-the-Loop Simulations
12/31/99
Model-in-the-loop (MIL) simulation, often referred to as real-time hybrid simulation by earthquake engineers, involves physical testing of structures, systems, or components with the surrounding environment represented virtually using numerical models, and loading devices (actuators) controlled to simulate the effect of the virtual environment at the boundary of the test article.
MCEER-22-0004: Earthquake-Simulator Experiments of a Model of a Seismically-Isolated, Fluoride-Salt Cooled High-Temperature Reactor
11/3/22
This report describes earthquake-simulator experiments of a scaled model of a prototype fluoride-salt cooled high-temperature nuclear reactor.
MCEER-23-0001: Mid-height Seismic Isolation of Tall, Slender Equipment in Advanced Nuclear Power Plants
2/9/23
This report describes a non-traditional seismic isolation solution for designers of safety-class equipment in advanced nuclear reactors.
MCEER-23-0002: Development of Performance-based Testing Specifications for Seismic Isolators
6/26/24
This report presents a methodology and describes the testing conditions for determining the bounding properties of isolators for use in analysis and design, and interrogating the isolators to the effects of the maximum considered earthquake.
MCEER-24-0001: Guidelines for Implementing Seismic Base Isolation in Advanced Nuclear Reactors
6/26/24
This report describes a pathway for an applicant to follow to develop, document and qualify a seismic isolation system for a U.S. nuclear power plant.
MCEER-24-0002: Shake Table Testing and Model Development and Validation of a Seismic Isolation System for Lightweight Structures
8/17/24
This report presents results of testing on a shake table of building and bridge models equipped with a deformable rolling seismic isolation system.
MCEER-24-0003: Considerations of Soil-Structure-Interaction for Seismically Isolated Nuclear Reactor Buildings
9/6/24
This report addresses soil-structure-interaction analysis of surface-mounted, seismically isolated advanced reactor buildings.
MCEER-24-0004: Seismic Response of Graphite Block Assemblies in a Horizontal Compact HTGR: Experiments, Numerical Simulations and Analytical Modeling
11/25/24
This report investigates the seismic response of graphite block assemblies in the core of a high temperature gas reactor, using shake-table experiments, numerical simulations, and analytical solutions.
MCEER-98-0001: Extraction of Nonlinear Hysteretic Properties of Seismically Isolated Bridges from Quick-Release Field Tests
12/31/99
A time domain method is used to identify the hysteretic properties of lead-rubber bearings installed in seismically isolated bridge systems.
MCEER-98-0002: Methodologies for Evaluating the Importance of Highway Bridges
12/31/99
The location of a structure with respect to seismic hazards, its seismic vulnerability and its importance are factors which are used in determining what seismic design or seismic retrofit level a structure belongs in.