In the U.S., seismic building provisions are initially developed by the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) through their Building
SDII embarks on modular floor system with Pankow/AISC
Kicking off Phase 2 of SDII the research team has been awarded a new grant from Pankow and AISC to
Diaphragm Stiffness Report
SDII researchers released a new report on determining the stiffness of concrete-filled steel deck diaphragms on the CFSRC DSPACE today.
SDII Kicks off Phase II
(Updated January 1, 2025) The SDII research team led by Matt Eatherton at Virginia Tech (VT), Sam Easterling at Iowa
SDII Phase 1 Final Reports
Steel Diaphragm Innovation Initiative – Year 5 Final ReportThis is a final report for Year 5 of the overall five-year
ENR highlights SDII research
The Engineering News Record on 7 June 2021, authored by Nadine M. Post, released an article summarizing the research and
New SDII reports on modeling and testing
SDII researchers, led by Ph.D. candidate Raul Avellaneda-Ramirez and recent Ph.D. graduate Dr. Hamid Foroughi, developed two new SDII research
NEHRP 2020 Published
The newly available National Hazard Earthquake Reduction Program (NEHRP) Recommended Seismic Provisions for New Buildings and Other Structures: FEMA P-2082-1
Award Winning Papers
SDII student researchers recently took home two prizes at the Cold-Formed Steel Research Consortium Colloquium. Astrid W. Fischer, Graduate Candidate,
3D Seismic Performance of BRB-frame buildings
SDII researchers, led by Gengrui Wei and Matt Eatherton at Virginia Tech today released a report on the three-dimensional seismic