Wind Engineering?Engineering for Wind Damage Mitigation
The establishment in 1970 of a new engineering discipline, wind engineering, was motivated by property damage caused by windstorms of 1970 known as the Lubbock Tornado and Hurricane Celia....
Inelastic Behavior and Seismic Design of a Highway Shield Tunnel
Nonlinear behavior of shield tunnels required for seismic design by means of Seismic Deformation Method is presented based on dynamic loading tests. Application of the test results to...
Full Model Wind Tunnel Tests for the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge
In order to carry out final verification of the wind resistance safety of the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge under construction, which has the largest main span of 1,990 m, its full aeroelastic...
Wind Tunnel Testing for the Great Belt East Suspension Bridge
This paper provides an overview of model tests conducted to study and predict the aerodynamic behavior of the proposed streamlined box-girder suspension bridge for the Great Belt Link....
A Wind Tunnel Study of an Aeroelastic Model of the Florida Suncoast Dome
Very large scale cable domes have been built using prestressed, high strength steel cable or strand, steel tube columns and a lightweight fiberglass skin. Geiger Engineers Florida Suncoast...
Wind Loads on Arena Roofs Using Aerodynamic Models
The concept behind an aerodynamic wind tunnel model used to predict dynamic response to wind excitation is the generalized load in a particular natural mode of vibration is measured ,...
Structural Design and Wind Resistance of Fukuoka Tower with T.M.D.
Fukuoka Tower, which was built in 1989, was projected as a monument, a observation tower and a broadcasting antenna with 234m high. In this tower, a Tuned Mass Damper(TMD) was set, in...
MRT Cable Supported Roof
A cable supported roof structure for Chientan station (R18A) at Taipei Mass Rail Transit system's Tan-Sui line are under construction. Unique wind and cross sectional dynamic effect has...
An Information System on the Performance of Suspension Bridges Under Wind Loads
While most suspension bridges for which information is available, in operation between the period: 1701-1992, have performed satisfactorily under wind loads, a few bridges were destroyed,...
Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis of Single Point Moored Buoy Under Wave and Current Loadings
In this study, a single point moored spherical buoy under wave and current loadings is analyzed in the time domain considering time memory effects. Geometric nonlinearity of the mooring...
The Effect of Nonlinear Drag PSD on Fatigue of Compliant Offshore Structures
Structural fatigue damage induced by random ocean wave loading on a compliant type of offshore structure is considered. The nonlinear wave force is modeled by the Morison equation and...
Field Measurements of Wind-Induced Pressures on Roofs of Low Buildings
Full-scale measurements have been carried out on an experimental building, 3.3 m high, beside the football field at the Loyola campus of Concordia University. Wind-induced pressures have...
Jatiluhur Dam: Problems and Rehabilitation
The Jatiluhur Dam in Indonesia, completed in 1965, is an innovative design consisting of rockfill embankment with a clay core and a vertical cylindrical Intake Spillway. Within the Intake...
Rock Structure in Relation to Concrete Dams on Granite
Granite is often considered to provide an excellent foundation for a concrete dam and a great many dams are thus founded on granitic rocks. Although granitic rocks lack the bedding of...
Prediction of Embankment Dam Breaching for Hazard Assessment
Downstream hazard assessments for dams require prediction of 1) whether a breach could form, and 2) the hydraulic characteristics of the breach for use in calculations of discharge and...
Design Considerations for Raising Existing Dams for Increased Storage
While a number of new dams have been constructed in the United States and other countries in recent years, much of the construction activity related to dams has involved the raising of...
Rehabilitation of Crescent and Vischer Ferry Dams?Construction Techniques & Problem Solutions
This paper reviews some of the problems encountered during the rehabilitation of the Crescent & Vischer Ferry Dams and the techniques used to comply with strict water level regulations...
Michigan Dam Safety Inspection
This paper describes the new dam safety act which took affect in Michigan in 1990. This act provides for regular inspection of almost 900 dams in Michigan that meet the size and storage...
Twin Lakes Enlargement and Rehabilitation
The Twin Lakes Enlargement and Rehabilitation Project involves an enlarged embankment replacing a two-tiered reservoir system with a single, larger-volume reservoir and new appurtenances....
Rehabilitation of Plane Nine Dam
Plane Nine Dam, an earthen water supply dam near Altoona, Pennsylvania, was constructed in 1907. The dam performed satisfactorily for more than 80 years but it deteriorated with time and...
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