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Stochastic Seismic Response of Simple Structures
Since, at present, it is impossible to eliminate the various sources of uncertainty related to earthquake loading, it is necessary to better understand their effects on structural seismic...

Vibration Suppression Through Liquid Oscillations
A passive liquid-motivated control system is proposed to suppress and reduce the lateral drift of high-rise buildings. The vibration reduction mechanism relies on liquid motion to alter...

Dynanmic Stability and Seismic Response of Damped Beams in the Presence of Follower Forces
The dynamic stability and the seismic response of general beams are examined, by discretizing the structure to a set of rigid bars, linked together by means of elastic constraints (Cells...

Effects on Seismic Spatial Variations to Suspension Bridge Responses
The dynamic soil-structure interaction effects and spatial variations of a seismic motion seem to have significant contributions on the response evaluation of a long span suspension bridge....

Comparative Time Domain Analysis of Some Available Analytical and Empirical Expressions for the Spatial Variability of Seismic Ground Motions
Simulations in space and time based on models for the spatial variability of seismic ground motions are generated. Displacement time histories are simulated through the spectral representation...

Modelling of Tubes with Large Plastic Deformation
A thin circular tube laterally compressed between two rigid plates is investigated for its load(P)-displacement(?) behaviour. The moving hinge concept yields a good prediction compared...

R/C Columns Under Axial and Bi-Directional Lateral Loads
The reliability of a model, called a multi-spring model, was examined to simulate the observed response of reinforced concrete columns subjected to varying high axial loads and bi-directional...

Elasto-Plastic Analysis of Frames with Bending Moments and Axial Force Interaction
A menu driven computer program has been developed for Nonlinear analysis of plane framed structures. This program utilizes the stiffness method. Only material nonlinearity has been considered....

Buckling Loads of Columns Made of Viscoelastic Materials
This is about the developing of relationships for predicting the change of buckling loads of columns made of viscoelastic materials under different loads. When a columnlike structural...

Dynamic Response Analysis of Three-Dimensional Beam-Columns
This paper describes a methodology for dynamic response analysis of three-dimensional beam-columns, whereby an elastic force's axial-flexural interaction is modeled with stability...

Forced Vibration Analysis of Frame Structures Subjected to Support Movements by the Distributed Mass Method
The dynamic response of frame structures subjected to support movements as a time varying excitation is analyzed by the distributed mass method. The continuous nature of a structure can...

Dynamic Behavior of a Non-Linear Cable Truss
The equations of motion of a geometrically non-linear cable truss are presented. The behavior of the truss subject to harmonic excitation is studied....

Free Vibration of Stepped Beams
This paper addresses the free vibration of a stepped Euler-Bernoulli beam using dynamic flexibility methods. The characteristic equation of the system is derived, from which the system...

Using a Linearized Yield Surface in Dynamic Analysis
This paper describes an application of the finite element method to dynamic analysis of systems which exhibit material nonlinearity. A time history approach is used with a central difference...

Vibration of Plates with Corner Stress Singularities
A method of analysis is presented to determine the free vibration frequencies of plates having corner stress singularities. Displacements are assumed in the form of polynomials, and corner...

Linear Elastic Finite Element Analysis of Axisymmetric Shells on Elastic Foundations
Thin-walled cylindrical silos containing compacted bulk solids show a significant increase in strength over empty silos under meridional compression. A finite element model is used which...

The Analysis of a Spherical Shell
The analysis of a spherical shell may be performed by using the integral equation method. For a continuum structure, this method is computationally efficient and requires simple input...

Engineering Applications of the Analysis of a Spherical Shell
In a companion paper, a set of two integral equations have been established for a spherical shell under axisymmetric loads. This set of equations may be solved numerically by using Nystrom...

Spherical Shells with Nonuniform Rigidity
An iterative finite difference technique is presented in this paper for the analysis of axisymmetric spherical shells with variable wall thickness. The proposed method of solution is based...

Curvature Effects on the Deflection and Vibration of Cross-Ply Shallow Shells
The use of high performance materials is becoming increasingly significant in structures subjected to severe loading conditions. Effects of curvature on the stiffness characteristics of...

 

 

 

 

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