Abstract: Statistical variability of a sample of extreme data has been examined by means of Monte Carlo simulations. The Fisher-Tippett types I and II, the Weibull, and the log-normal distributions were ...

Abstract: Spatial surface elevations of directional random waves have numerically been simulated for various directional spectral conditions in deep water and finite uniform depth water. Individual wave ...

Abstract: A procedure for predicting the significant height and period of wind waves generated in a uniform fetch in deep water is presented in the closed-form expressions based on Wilson’s formulas, together with relevant design ...

Abstract: A new parameter is proposed to characterize the tail spreading performance of extremal distribution functions as defined by the ratio of the 50-year return wave height to the 10-year height, and it is called the spread ...

Abstract: The role of financial seismic risk analysis and risk quantification has grown rapidly in dealing with important risk-management decisions for building portfolios. Recent developments in regional seismicity modeling, ...

Abstract: The rise in failure of retaining walls subjected to dynamic loads is of increasing concern in earthquake-prone areas. The purpose of this study is to establish a closed-form solution for seismic active thrust and its ...