PRESSS Research Program

 "Requirements for the Use of PRESSS Moment-Resisting Frame Systems," by Neil Hawkins and S. K. Ghosh, PCI Journal, March-April 2004.

''Acceptance Criteria for Special Precast Concrete Structural Walls Based on Validation Testing," by Neil Hawkins and S. K. Ghosh, PCI Journal, September-October 2004.

"An Evaluation of Seismic Design Guidelines Proposed for Precast Concrete Hybrid Frame Systems," by Onur Celik and Sri Sritharan, ISU-ERI-Ames Report ERI-04425, January 2004.

"An Evaluation of Seismic Design Guidelines Proposed for Precast Jointed Wall Systems," by Derek J. Thomas and Sri Sritharan, ISU-ERI-Ames Report ERI-04643, June 2004.

"Dynamic Response of Precast Concrete Frames," by Daniel Abrams, Brian Bell, Nick Hyatt, and Sharon Wood, NSF BCS 93-07666, July 1997.

"Seismic Design and Response Evaluation of Unbonded Post-Tensioned Precast Concrete Walls," by Y. Kurama, R. Sause, S. Pessiki, L.-W. Lu, and M. El-Sheikh, NSF BCS-9307880, November 1997.

"Seismic Behavior and Design of Unbonded Post-Tensioned Precast Concrete Frames," by Magdy T. El-Sheikh, Richard Sause, Stephen Pessiki, and Le-Wu Lu, PCI Journal, May-June 1999.

"PRESSS Industry Seismic Workshops: Concept Development," by Suzanne Dow Nakaki and Robert E. Englekirk, PCI Journal, September-October 1991.

"PRESSS Project 1.3: Connection Classification and Evaluation," John F. Stanton, Neil M. Hawkins, and Thomas R. Hicks, PCI Journal, September-October 1991.

"Overview of PRESSS Research Program," M. J. Nigel Priestley, PCI Journal, July-August 1991.

"Ductile Connectors for a Precast Concrete Frame," by Suzanne Dow Nakaki, Robert E. Englekirk, and Juergen L. Plaehn, PCI Journal, September-October 1994.

"The PRESSS Five-Story Precast Concrete Test Building: University of California at San Diego La Jolla, California," PCI Journal, September-October 2001.

"Hybrid Post-Tensioned Precast Concrete Walls for Use in Seismic Regions," by Yahya C. Kurama, PCI Journal, September-October 2002.

"Design of Rectangular Openings in Precast Walls Under Vertical Loads," by Michael G. Allen and Yahya C. Kurama, PCI Journal, January-February 2002.

"Codification of PRESSS Structural Systems," by S. K. Ghosh and Neil M. Hawkins, PCI Journal, July-August 2003.

"Codification of Precast Seismic Structural Systems: An Update," by Neil M. Hawkins and S. K. Ghosh, PCI Journal, May-June 2006.

"Seismic Design of Partially Post-Tensioned Precast Concrete Walls," by Yahya C. Kurama, PCI Journal, July-August 2005.

"Non-Dimensional Design Charts for Unbonded, Post-Tensioned, Split Precast Concrete Walls," by Elias I. Saqan and Rami A. Hawileh, PCI Journal, Fall 2010.