Abstract: Tube frame structures subjected to static or dynamic loads are usually analyzed by the finite element method in which the structure is represented by a large system of equations. This method, however, requires extensive ...

Abstract: In NEHRP 2003, a new mechanism-based reliability/redundancy factor,

Abstract: For performance evaluation of structural systems under seismic loads, accurate modeling of structural component and system response behavior in the nonlinear range is required. In this study, the differential-equation-based ...