Thesis Research:
American Concrete Institute, Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete (ACI 318-05)
American Institute of Steel Construction, Specifications for Structural Steel Buildings—Allowable Stress Design and Plastic Design (AISC), 13th Edition.
American Society of Civil Engineers, Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures, (ASCE 7-10)
ETABS Nonlinear v9.2.0, copyright 2007 (Research Engineers, Intl.)
Balboni, B., ed. (2011). RS Means Square Foot Costs 2011, 32nd ed., RS Means Company, Kingston, MA.
FEMA. "Quantification of Building Seismic Performance Factors." <http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=3736>
Geschwinder, L. (2008) Unified Design of Steel Structures, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ
International Building Code (IBC), 2006 Edition
Naeim, F. (2001). Seismic Design Handbook, 2nd ed., Springer Publishers, New York, NY
University of California. "Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center: NGA Database." <http://peer.berkeley.edu/nga/>
USGS U.S. Seismic "Design Maps" Web Application, <https://geohazards.usgs.gov/secure/designmaps/us/>
VULCRAFT Deck Catalog
Waier, P. R., ed. (2011). RS Means Building Construction Cost Data 2011, 69th ed., RS Means Company, Kingston, MA.