Abstract: A new method is suggested to obtain approximate explicit expressions for the dynamic stiffness of rigid foundations on the surface of layered media. The method uses the dynamic stiffness matrices for layered media to compute ...

Abstract: Higher-order nonlinear transfer functions are applied to model the computed nonlinear responses obtained from the dynamic analysis of a tension leg platform (TLP). Under the nonlinear wave-loading condition considered in ...

Abstract: The difference between various approximate methods to compute the wave kinematics and forces acting on a Spar platform up to the instantaneous free water surface is investigated. Three types of procedures are considered; ...

Abstract: A numerical tool commonly used in digital signal processing, the exponential window method, is briefly reviewed in this paper and applied to problems in structural dynamics. This method allows one to carry out analyses of ...

Abstract: A new combined-force method is suggested to approximate the second-order difference frequency forces from diffraction theory (Φ2 theory) with less computational effort. The new method is formulated ...

Abstract: The education of civil engineers who will continue to fulfill the societal demands of the 21st century has been the subject of a number of workshops and conferences in recent years. The writers believe that the role of ...

Abstract: The objective of this paper is to provide an overview of the developments in structural engineering that took place during the past century. This overview includes (1) some of the major structural accomplishments as selected ...

Abstract: The characteristics of the earthquake motions at the base of a structure are affected by the properties of the underlying soil through the soil amplification and soil–structure interaction phenomena. In this paper the ...