Abstract: We consider a method to compute the vibration modes of an elastic thin structure (shell or plate) in contact with a compressible fluid. For the structure, the classical Naghdi equations, based ...

Abstract: An accuracy-based learning classifier system (XCS), as described in a companion paper (Part I: Design), was developed and evaluated to produce operational rules for canal gate structures. The XCS was applied together with ...

Abstract: Using state-of-the-art computational techniques, a genetic algorithm (GA) and an accuracy-based learning classifier system (XCS) were shown to produce optimal operational solutions for gate structures in irrigation canals. ...

Abstract: The accuracy of a new pushover analysis procedure for estimating the peak roof displacement of multistory buildings subjected to earthquake ground shaking is assessed in a pilot study. The energy-based pushover uses a ...

Abstract: Although multiple-mode pushover analysis methods have been proposed for general use in the seismic analysis of moment-resisting frames, difficulties have been encountered in their implementation with specific structures. ...

Abstract: The “form finding” methods for tension structures may be classified into two different groups: the linear and nonlinear methods. One of the linear methods is the force density method (FDM). In this paper advantage is taken ...

Abstract: The strength design of reinforced concrete (RC) rectangular sections for combined compression and in-plane bending with two levels of reinforcement is indeterminate: three unknowns are to be solved, but with only two ...