Behaviour of Concrete Masonry Infill - Steel Frame Structures
Twenty-eight masonry shear panels infilled in steel frames were tested to ultimate strength under in-plane, horizontal loading applied at roof level. The parameters investigated in this...
Damage Tolerance Analysis in Structural Rehabilitation
The rehabilitation of existing structures requires an evaluation by the structural engineer of past performance to determine the extent of existing damage. Following evaluation of the...
Optimization for Earthquake Loads
Structural optimization for seismic loads can be approached from a deterministic or nondeterministic point of view. Deterministically, the major difference between optimization of statically...
Structural Analysis for Structural Design
This paper presents a simple extension to conventional structural analysis that serves to provide additional information that is of significant use to the structural design process. Specifically,...
Distributed Flexibility Models for Nonlinear Analysis of RC Structures
The application of distributed flexibility member models in inelastic analysis of reinforced concrete (RC) structural systems is examined. While the utilization of flexibility-based formulations...
RC Beam-Column Element for Nonlinear Frame Analysis
Recent studies have shown that beam-column finite elements that enforce equilibrium rather than compatibility along the element are better suited for the description of the strength and...
Applicability of Pseudo-force method to Highly Nonlinear Dynamic Problems
This paper deals with solution of nonlinear dynamic problems using Pseudo-force method. A solution algorithm involving Pseudo-force method is presented. The objective is to investigate...
Nonlinear Earthquake Analysis of Concrete Gravity Dams Including Sliding
The sliding stability of a concrete gravity dam during a design earthquake must be investigated to assess the seismic safety of the dam. A new numerical procedure for solving the equations...
Large-Scale Computations in Analysis of Structures
Computer hardware and numerical analysis algorithms have progressed to a point where many engineering organizations and universities can perform nonlinear analyses on a routine basis....
Timing Analysis of a Multiprocessor Architecture for Active Control
This paper describes how real-time multiprocessor systems, such as those required for active structural control, can be developed to satisfy timing requirements on hardware and software....
Flange Local Buckling and Behavior of I-Sections
A simple kinematic model is proposed to determine the locally buckled shape of the compressive flange plate of I-sections subjected to pure bending or bending combined with axial thrust....
Finite Element Analysis of Shear in RC Girders
Two complementary approaches are presented to model the shear behaviour of reinforced concrete structures. A local one, based on a probabilistic modelling of cracking, accounts for local...
Fast Monte Carlo Simulations and Safety Index Checking
This paper presents recent techniques which require a small number of simulations to assess the structural reliability. They combine both the concept of importance zones in the random...
Optimization of Controlled Structures: Using
This paper presents the algorithm for the design of a controlled structure in which the structural and control systems are designed simultaneously. The problem is posed as an optimization...
Stability Analysis of Optimal Active Control Systems with Time-Delay and Other Influence Parameters
This paper presents a theoretical solution for determining the stability region of multi-story buildings equipped with one active tendon controller on a certain floor. In this theoretical...
SQP Methods for Inverse Airfoil Design
We consider inverse design problems of systems governed by suitable discretizations of a boundary value problem (BVP). We present and examine a Sequential Quadratic Programming (SQP) method...
Generalized Optimal Active Control with Embedded and Half-space Soil-Structure Interaction
The paper presents an optimal active control algorithm with soil-structure interaction for seismic response. By using an intelligent device in the feedback gain matrix, the algorithm can...
Computing in Analysis and Design in Structural Engineering Education, Practice and Registration - A Rationale for Dialogue
Structural analysis and design are increasingly being taught using personal computers, workstations or mainframe computers at the universities. The structural engineering designs in small...
Computing in Analysis and Design in Structural Engineering - An Educator's Point of View
The use of the computer in structural engineering education is discussed. It is emphasized that the students must have an understanding of both the analysis process and the behavior of...
Computing and Design in Structural Engineering A Practicing Engineer's Point of View
The development of the electronic computational power of the computer has been a boon to the structural engineering profession. The resulting increases in the speed and efficiency of the...
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