Abstract: An analytical scheme is developed for the free and forced vibrations of a one-dimensional structure with arbitrary intermediate constraints and boundaries. Upon applying eigenanalysis to governing differential equations ...

Abstract: A versatile mathematical framework based on the concept of random pulse train is proposed for the modeling of hypothetical ground acceleration in a future earthquake for engineering design purposes. This framework is ...

Abstract: The dynamic behavior of a surface‐mounted pipeline under seismic excitation is investigated. The ground motion is modeled as a superposition of decaying random traveling waves, and the pipeline is modeled as an infinitely ...

Abstract: A model for earthquake ground motion is developed using principles of geophysics and stochastics in a sequence of two papers. In the first paper, the earth is idealized as being composed of horizontally stratified layers, ...

Abstract: The pulse shape function obtained in a companion paper is incorporated in the development of a stochastic earthquake model. It is assumed that seismic ground motion is caused by shear dislocation that propagates along a ...