A Solution for Wind-Induced Vortex-Shedding Vibration of the Harmony and Heritage Platforms During Transpacific Tow
This paper describes the results of an advanced procedure for analyzing wind-induced vortex-shedding vibration (VSV) which was used for the transpacific tows of the Harmony and Heritage...
BP Bridge at Millennium Park, Chicago
The structural engineering design and constructive aspects of a unique stainless steel-clad pedestrian crossing at the Millennium Park in Chicago are presented. The overall bridge form...
Crossing the Hollandsch Diep
The design/build team charged with creating an aesthetically pleasing bridge in the Netherlands for high-speed rail faced tough requirements, among them tight construction tolerances and...
Delicate Procedure
In 1997 the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS), located in downtown Baltimore, began addressing a need for expanded health care facilities within the city. But the existing facilities...
The Many Faces of RCC
The Chinese government, under an aggressive move to boost its hydroelectric power output, is building an extensive system of dams nationwide. Chinese engineers have developed innovative...
Mile High Design
Denver's hybrid steel and concrete Invesco Field at Mile High, the National Football League's first design/build stadium, is on schedule to replace the existing...
Good Vibrations
As advances in material technology and structural efficiency find reflection in structures that are lighter, more slender, and more daring architecturally, design teams must focus more...
Monitoring Construction Vibrations (Available in Geoenvironmental Special Issue only)
A review of procedures, criteria and equipment used to protect buildings and other structures from construction generated vibrations, the article begins by describing the importance of...
Cable-Stay Conundrum
Wind- and rain-induced vibrations of cables on cable-stayed bridges are a relatively new phenomenon. While some observers report hearing about such vibrations ten or 12 years ago, typically...
Effects of Construction on Structures
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Factories for the Information Age
As the demand for computer chips continues to soar, designers of microelectronics manufacturing facilities must keep pace with exacting building requirements. Successful projects require...
Geophysical Exploration for Engineering and Environmental Investigations
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has prepared this Manual,
Bad Vibrations
Insurance companies often hire engineers to investigate homeowner claims of damage caused by vibrations near a blast or construction site. But these engineers often lack the background...
Axisymmetric Vibrations of Thick-Walled Cylindrical Tubes in the Presence of Thermal Residual Stresses
The paper presents an approach to the analysis of axisymmetric vibrations of thick-walled specially orthotropic multilayered cylindrical tubes. The first part of the paper is concerned...
Dynamic Optimization by Small Variation of the System Layout
Dynamic problems have been usually considered in the speed for frequency domain. However, most machines, structures or mechanisms are usually interconnected subsystems, overconstrained...
Stability of Lift Slab Structure During Construction Stage
The lift slab structures impose stability problems during the construction phase. The process of constructing this type of structure requires placing the masses of the floor slabs at a...
SemiActive Structural Control: A Low Cost Fix for An Infrastructure at Risk
There is increasing societal pressure on the engineering profession to develop cost effective methods to extend the service life of the civil infrastructure. While the degradation of the...
An Application of a Coulomb Damped Mass Device
A new, passive, dissipation device which utilizes Coulomb friction to reduce horizontal structural motions is adapted to an actual vertical vibration problem. An analysis by numerical...
Evaluation of Wood Floor Vibration Design Criteria
In the United States, floors in wood buildings are designed according to strength and deflection criteria under static uniform loads. With the introduction of engineered joist products...
Criteria for Acceptable Wind-Induced Motions
This paper discusses criteria for evaluating acceptable wind-induced building motions. The paper draws on the results of moving room experiments and the performance of actual buildings...
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