Abstract: A noniterative procedure to determine the retrofitted configuration of an existing building, to be assessed according to the seismic code, is proposed. Among possible rehabilitation strategies, the approach involving both ...

Abstract: The sharp divergence of two root-loci for a critical value of the parameters is called veering. Veering phenomena are interesting since they involve relevant energetic exchanges between the ...

Abstract: Damage detection in vibrating beams, or beam systems, is dealt with in this paper. Damage is represented by a more or less concentrated decrease in stiffness. A linear behavior is assumed before and after the damage. A ...

Abstract: A great many hysteretic models have been recently introduced in the analysis of dynamic behavior of structures and structural elements. This paper considers the steady‐state oscillations of single‐degree‐of‐freedom systems ...

Abstract: This paper presents and discusses the dynamic behavior of two bridge decks. The experimental tests were performed to explain the dynamic performance of one of them: its vertical displacements and accelerations are appreciably ...

Abstract: A mechanical model describing finite motions of nonshallow cables around the initial catenary configurations is proposed. An exact kinematic formulation accounting for finite displacements is ...

Abstract: Nonparametric identification techniques are used to process recorded data of nonlinear structural responses and to represent the constitutive relationship of the structure. When hysteretic systems are dealt with, attention ...

Abstract: In this study, the analytical and experimental dynamic behavior of a rocking masonry tuff wall was investigated. The considered structural element is a wall clamped at the base that starts to behave as a rigid block once ...