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Discrete Optimization of 3D Steel Frames
The purpose of this paper is to report the results of the application of a general discrete optimization procedure to the design of a realistic, three-dimensional steel building frame....

Vector Optimization of Structural Systems
In this paper the basic ideas of vector optimization are presented, and both the weighting and constraint methods are applied to vector optimization of truss systems by minimizing the...

Numerical Evaluation of Energy Release Rates
Numerical studies are described that evaluate the total energy release rate, G_T, for quasi-static, Mode I cracks using two-dimensional finite-element...

Inspection Strategies for Offshore Structures
The fatigue limit state is the governing limit state for the structural dimensions in several parts of offshore structures. Prediction of the fatigue life of tubular joints and other welded...

Analytical Model for RC Panels Under Cyclic Load
There are several existing constitutive laws for cracked concrete and steel in RC developed in Okamura laboratory. These models have been developed and verified through reversed uniaxial...

Development of Analytical Models for Reinforced Concrete
A computer program called WCOMR was developed to analyze the characteristics of RC walls subjected to reversed cyclic loading. The WCOMR comprises RC element idealization described by...

A Structural Analysis Model for Timber Shear Walls
A numerical modelling procedure for the non-linear analysis of timber shear walls is presented. The model includes the non-linear behavior of the connectors between the sheathing and framing,...

Overview of Programs at Sandia National Laboratories
This paper presents on overview of the containment integrity programs at Sandia National Laboratories. Companion papers at this conference give greater details about the construction,...

Containment Model ? Test Program and Results
Sandia National Laboratories (Sandia) completed the testing of a 1:6-scale containment building for a Light Water Reactor (LWR) in July 1987. The containment building was made of reinforced...

An Overview of the Round-Robin Analysis of the 1:6-Scale Reinforced Concrete Containment Model
The results of nonlinear structural analyses of a 1:6-scale reinforced concrete model, which were independently conducted by ten different organizations, are briefly described and compared...

Aerodynamic Modeling of Chimneys
The wake induced acrosswind behavior of circular cross-section structures, such as industrial chimney, has been studied for many years using wind tunnel models. Due to the relaxation of...

Tuned Liquid Damper and Its Application to Tower-Like Structures
A new kind of damper, Tuned Liquid Damper (TLD) relying upon motion of, shallow liquid in a rigid container for absorbing and dissipating the vibrations energy is explained. The performance...

Seismic Response of Multistory Building Structures With Flexible Floor Diaphragms
An efficient model for three-dimensional analysis of multistory structures with flexible floor diaphragms is proposed in this paper. Three-dimensional analysis of a building structure...

Reliability Models for Bridge Structures
The development of rational design criteria requires efficient measures of structural performance. Traditional methods of analysis do not reveal the actual safety reserve (degree of redundancy)....

Impact of Errors on Safety During Construction
The construction process involves a number of procedures which integrate together from the first intention of building the project to the end of the structural cycle. In this study, a...

Discrete Field Stability Analysis of Latticed Towers
The design of latticed towers is often controlled by the stability of the overall system as opposed to local member buckling. The purpose of this paper is to develop an elastic stability...

Influence of Nonlinear Models on Dynamic Displacements
This research is a part of an ongoing multi-year program that is sponsored by the National Science Foundation and conducted under the TCCMAR (Technical Coordinating Committee for Masonry...

The Effect of Stiffness Degradation on the Three-Dimensional Seismic Response of Highway Bridges
This paper describes the effect of modeling of the inelastic pier behavior on the seismic response of three reinforced concrete bridges. Each bridge was analyzed twice once using a yield...

System Identification of a Large Structure Using Pseudo-Dynamic Test Data
This paper deals with structural modeling and the determination of optimal nonlinear models by applying system identification techniques to inelastic pseudo-dynamic test data from a full-scale,...

Characteristics of a Structure-Foundation System
The dynamic characteristics of the structure-foundation system of a 1/4 -scale nuclear power plant containment model is studied using seismic records. The model structure is treated as...

 

 

 

 

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