Abstract: Viscoelastic dampers have been adopted for improving the seismic resistance of structures. One of the major difficulties is the modeling of the temperature effect of dampers on the structural responses during earthquakes. ...

Abstract: A detailed dynamic model of the stump-prosthesis system for an above knee amputee was developed. The model was used to examine the influence of controls and design parameters on the limb ...

Abstract: In this paper, the features of energy‐absorbing capacities of the viscoelastic damper and its effect on the structure during earthquakes are investigated. To clarify the behavior of the structure with added viscoelastic ...

Abstract: The tapered-plate energy absorber (TPEA) has been accepted as an effective energy dissipator to absorb earthquake-induced energy and improve seismic resistance of a structure. Previous analytical studies associated with ...

Abstract: Nonlinear analyses of (flexible) dam‐ (infinite) reservoir interactions require time‐domain formulations. In this paper, an exact consideration of radiation condition in the far field of the infinite reservoir and a ...

Abstract: An exact solution for the transient responses of (flexible) structure‐(infinite) reservoir systems is presented. Exact consideration of the radiation condition of the infinite reservoir and the deformation of the structure ...

Abstract: In this paper, a base isolator called a multiple direction optimized-friction pendulum system (Multiple DO-FPS) with numerous sliding interfaces is proposed. To understand the mechanical behavior ...

Abstract: An explicit time‐domain transmitting boundary is presented for far‐field modeling in the three‐dimensional (3D) analysis of dam‐reservoir interactions. This transmitting boundary is a semianalytical solution of the governing ...