Abstract: The effect of base uplift on the maximum response of single‐degree‐of‐freedom (SDOF) structures is examined in this paper. A parametric investigation performed for the case of a rigid foundation and a harmonic excitation ...

Abstract: In recent years, the need for resilient structural systems has led to renewed interest in the use of rocking members instead of conventional ones for the design of earthquake-resistant structures. Due to the usually ...

Abstract: The use of rocking members in earthquake-resistant structural systems has gained attention in recent years due to their inherent benefits, including the limitation of damage, recentering capabilities, and reduction of ...

Abstract: A transformation method is presented for the response of yielding oscillators to dynamic loading. The method employs a translation in the ordinates and the abscissa of the excitation function by means of a pair of parameters ...