Abstract: A statistical linearization approach is proposed for determining the response of the single-degree-of-freedom of the classical Bouc–Wen hysteretic system subjected to excitation both with harmonic and stochastic components. ...

Abstract: A novel approximate analytical technique for determining the survival probability and firstpassage probability density function (PDF) of nonlinear/hysteretic oscillators subject to evolutionary stochastic excitation is ...

Abstract: A formulation of statistical linearization for multi-degree-of-freedom (M-D-O-F) systems subject to combined mono-frequency periodic and stochastic excitations is presented. The proposed technique is based on coupling the ...

Abstract: In this paper, a computationally efficient approach is proposed for the determination of the nonstationary response statistics of hysteretic oscillators endowed with fractional derivative elements. This problem is of ...

Abstract: This special section of the ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems: Part B comprises ten papers related to recent advances and emerging approaches on response analysis and optimization of energy ...

Abstract: In this paper, a technique is developed for determining the nonstationary response statistics of linear oscillators endowed with fractional derivative elements. Notably, fractional operators are particularly effective in ...

Abstract: In recent years, wave energy harvesting systems have received considerable attention as an alternative energy source. Within this class of systems, singlepoint harvesters are popular at least for preliminary studies and ...

Abstract: Simulation of fluctuating wind-speed fields is a critical task in determining the wind loads for wind-resistant design of high-rise buildings, long-span bridges, and large-size flexible structural systems such as latticed ...

Abstract: The recently developed approximate Wiener path integral (WPI) technique for determining the stochastic response of nonlinear/hysteretic multidegreeoffreedom (MDOF) systems has proven to be reliable and significantly more ...

Abstract: In this paper, an approximate semi-analytical approach is developed for determining the first-passage probability of randomly excited linear and lightly nonlinear oscillators endowed with fractional derivative elements. ...