Abstract: In this paper, we present the results of a study of the temporal 3D characteristics of earthquake ground motion at a single point, which are a completely different set from the frequently used spatial 3D characteristics. ...

Abstract: A new boundary integral equation for the scalar wave equation is developed and applied to obtain the hydrodynamic pressure distributions on dams when the dam‐reservoir system is subjected to ground motions. The effect of ...

Abstract: Although energy dissipation devices (EDDs) have been used as a viable strategy of seismic protection of buildings for many years, current design codes do not provide guidelines for optimizing EDD configurations that may ...

Abstract: This paper describes a continued study on three-dimensional temporal characteristics of earthquake ground motions at a single point. Based on an instantaneous tangential and normal acceleration decomposition of ground ...

Abstract: The strain rate and strain rate history effects on the inelastic stressstrain behavior of annealed A‐36 structural steel at room temperature are examined experimentally under monotonic and cyclic loading conditions. The ...

Abstract: The nonlinear behavior of dam‐reservoir interactions is not well understood, especially when the system is formulated as a three‐dimensional problem. One of the major difficulties is a lack of time‐domain transmitting ...

Abstract: This paper presents the experimental results from static and fatigue testing on a scale model of a hybrid fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP)–concrete bridge superstructure. The hybrid superstructure was designed as a ...

Abstract: This paper presents an object-oriented (OO) software framework for computer-aided structural analysis and design research, where different structural analysis methods and design procedures need to be implemented and ...

Abstract: A systematic procedure for generating impedance matrices for foundations resting on an elastic half‐space medium is presented. The prescribed harmonic loading due to the foundation is decomposed into an infinite Fourier ...

Abstract: Precast concrete bridges have many advantages over cast-in-place construction. Prefabrication typically requires less time at the site due to the ease of installation. Furthermore, production in a controlled environment ...