Lighter concrete shoes: towards lower-cost foundations for seismically designed steel braced frames

拟议的研究将重新评估钢支撑框架基础的抗震设计规定，目标是将成本降至最低，同时促进这一流行的抗震系统的安全和弹性抗震性能。加拿大钢铁建筑学会(CISC)是这项建议的合作伙伴之一，该协会认识到这一主题的关键重要性，不仅在2021年CISC研究拨款竞赛中授予该项目资金支持，还授予享有盛誉的HA Krentz奖，该奖项每年颁发给加拿大钢铁建筑业潜在利益排名最高的赠款。这一伙伴关系将通过与Bush，Bohlman&Partners的工程师合作来补充，他们将把他们在钢结构抗震设计方面的丰富经验带到该项目中。将有关行业需求的知识和工业合作伙伴的设计经验与Koboevic博士和Wiebe博士的研究专长相结合，将创造获胜的条件，为钢支撑框架基础的更高效和更具弹性的抗震设计指明方向。

The proposed research will re-evaluate seismic design provisions for foundations of steel braced frames with the goal to minimize the costs while promoting a safe and resilient seismic performance of this popular seismic-resistant system. The Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC), one of the partners for this proposal, recognized the crucial importance of this topic by awarding this project not only financial support in the 2021 CISC research grant competition, but also the prestigious HA Krentz Award, given annually for the grant that is ranked highest in terms of potential benefits to the Canadian steel construction industry. This partnership will be complemented through collaboration with engineers from Bush, Bohlman & Partners, who will bring to the project their extensive experience in seismic design of steel structures. Combining the knowledge about industry needs and the design experience of industrial partners with the research expertise of Drs. Koboevic and Wiebe will create the winning conditions to point the way toward more efficient and resilient seismic design of foundations for steel braced frames.