Abstract: In the course of implementing and testing an efficient algorithm for the computation of the displacements (or Green's functions, or fundamental solutions) elicited by a pulsating blast source acting at some point in a ...

Abstract: This paper deals with the theory of a new seismic testing method based on a separation of the ground motion components into two arbitrary parts; the simulation of the first part is accomplished with a conventional shaking ...

Abstract: A new hybrid testing method is presented, which is based on separating the ground motion components into two arbitrary additive parts. The simulation of the first part is accomplished with a conventional shaking table, ...

Abstract: This paper considers the effect that a rotational motion has on the normal modes of a shear beam that is free to rotate, either because it is free in space or it is pivoted at one end. It is shown that the classical solutions ...

Abstract: Transmitting boundaries are mathematical artifacts used to prevent wave reflections at the edges (or boundaries) of discrete models for infinite media under dynamic loads. Since the discrete models used are necessarily ...

Abstract: This paper addresses the use of complex frequencies in problems of wave propagation and structural vibrations. The most common form of application is as artificial damping that is extracted after the response in the time ...

Abstract: In this paper, we evaluate the additive effects of topography, soil nonlinearity, and soil-structure interaction (SSI) along the crest of an idealized