Abstract: The first-order reliability method (FORM) is a powerful tool for structural reliability analysis, providing a good trade-off between computational accuracy and efficiency. Nevertheless, it has two main drawbacks: (1) its ...

Abstract: A viscoelastic model accounting for the stability effect is proposed for high‐damping elastomeric bearings used in aseismic base isolation. This model is consistent with Haringx's theory, which takes into consideration the ...

Abstract: The first-order reliability method (FORM) is a powerful tool for structural reliability analysis, providing a good trade-off between computational accuracy and efficiency. Nevertheless, it has two main drawbacks: (1) its ...

Abstract: In this study, a method of statistical cubicization is proposed to predict stochastic response of offshore platform to a Morison-type nonlinear random wave loading. The nonlinearity is replaced by an equivalent polynomial ...

Abstract: Identification of damage of structures has recently received considerable attention in the light of maintenance and retrofitting of existing structures under service loads and after natural disasters. In this respect, most ...

Abstract: The effects of an inclusion on the dynamic response of a shear wall foundation system subjected to plane harmonic SH‐waves are investigated. The inclusion and foundation are modeled as having circular and semicircular cross ...

Abstract: This study presents a robot-assisted solution for the automated identification of bridge frequencies and high-spatial-resolution mode shapes using a minimal number of sensors. The proposed approach employs programmable ...