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On Aseismic Hybrid Control System
One type of hybrid control system is proposed for protecting tall buildings subjected to strong earthquakes. The hybrid system consists of a base isolation system connected to either a...

Practical Aspects of Structural Control
Several problems in the practical implementation of structural control are discussed herein. These problems include the prediction of the actual behavior of existing structures, mathematical...

Response of Sliding Base-Isolated Structures
Experimental and anlaytical results on the behavior of sliding isolated structures are presented. A mathematical model of friction of Teflon bearings is developed, calibrated, and verified....

Response Analysis of Crude Oil Transmission Systems
A preliminary analysis of the seismic response of continuous steel pipelines is presented. The Crude Oil Transmission System in the New Madrid Mo. area is choosen as an example. Assumptions...

Identification of a Site-Specific Ground Motion Model
The power spectral density and envelope function of earthquake ground accelerations at a site of interest are determined with the aid of system identification based on information predicted...

Critical Seismic Excitation for Structures
Critical seismic excitations are defined as stationary random functions with a given variance, which maximize the response variance of a linear structural dynamic system. A method is presented...

Earthquake Ground Motions Consistent with Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis
The present study deals with the new methodology for simulation of earthquake ground motion for the probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) of structures. Peak ground acceleration, acceleration...

A Seismic PRA Procedure in Japan and its Application to a Building Perforance Safety Estimation: Part 1. Seismic Hazard Analysis
A method for seismic hazard evaluation which deals with response spectrum information is presented. A local city near Tokyo facing the Pacific Ocean is selected for the case study. It...

A Seismic PRA Procedure in Japan and its Application to a Building Performance Safety Estimation: Part 2. Fragility Analysis
In this paper, a practical seismic fragility evaluation method for structure and equipment systems is proposed. Structural and equipment failures are considered here, reflecting detailed...

A Seismic PRA Procedure in Japan and its Application to a Building Performance Safety Estimation: Part 3. Estimation of Building and Equipment Performance Safety
This paper presents an application of a seismic PRA procedure to an apartment building, which also contains an electric substation for the surrounding area. In this procedure, as presented...

Seismic Vulnerability Data and Optimum Allocation of Resources for Risk Reduction
The problem of reducing the seismic risk of existing buildings is tackled, and the most convenient strategies to be followed in planning upgrading interventions are discussed. After summarizing...

Reliability-Based Design Requirements for Foundations of Buildings Subjected to Earthquake
Optimum seismic design coefficients and safety factors with respect to shear and overturning failure modes are obtained for a set of multi-story frame buildings idealized as single-mass...

The Application of Reliability Based Design for Earthquake Resistant Communications Structures
Current earthquake design criteria consists of applying equivalent lateral static forces embodied in design codes. The structures designed in conformance with such provisions and principles...

Earthquake Energy Partitioning in Base Isolated and Dynamically Damped Structures
New earthquake energy spectra are proposed for practical design procedures using energy concepts. The spectra show integrated earthquake input energy of a unit mass with given natural...

Stochastic Seismic Response Sensitivity of Lifeline Systems
The seismic response sensitivity of lifeline systems is examining using a probabilistic analysis based on random vibration theory. This analysis includes: (1) modelling the earthquake...

Reliability of Electric Power Transmission Systems in Seismically Active Metropolitan Tokyo: Part 3. Seismic Reliability Analysis
The seismic reliability of the connectivity of electric power transmission networks is evaluated by using the results of Parts 1 and 2. The fragility curves for the supporting structures...

Reconciliation Between Probabilistic and Deterministic Seismic Margin Analysis Methods
This paper presents a procedure for reconciling the results from the probabilistic and deterministic methods for calculating a high confidence of a low probability of failure (HCLPF) capacity...

Design of Buildings Under Earthquake Loadings Using Three-Stage Friction-Grip Elements
A simple method is given for the design of earthquake resistant buildings using three-stage friction-grip elements. Predesign is done by static analysis and verification is performed by...

Safety Improvement of Earthquake Loaded Structures Application of Semi-Active Control in Multi-Storey Buildings
This paper presents the studies for development of a new concept of aseismic design of structures. Basis of that engineering will be a structural optimization including elastic supported...

A Continuous Damage Index for Seismic Reliability Assessment of Structural Steel Elements
Based on experimental investigations using steel plate elements subjected to cyclic axial loading, a continuous damage and/or deteriorating process is examined. In order to describe intermediate...

 

 

 

 

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