Abstract: The performance of a tuned liquid damper (TLD) with a sloped bottom of an angle of 30° with the horizontal is investigated experimentally. The sloped-bottom TLD was found to be just as effective in dissipating energy as ...

Abstract: The behavior of tuned liquid dampers (TLD) was investigated through laboratory experiments and numerical modeling. Large amplitude excitation is the primary focus, as previous research was limited to small amplitude motion. ...

Abstract: This paper develops an analytical framework with empirical applications to characterize infrastructure failure interdependencies (IFIs). It uses major electrical power outages as the context for understanding how extreme ...