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: 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: 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 ...