Abstract: Site-based stochastic ground motion models (GMMs) are essential for representing seismic input in uncertainty quantification methods for earthquake engineering. A key element controlling the long-period spectral behavior ...

Abstract: This study serves three purposes: (1) to review a synthesis formula for simulation of band-limited stochastic processes based on the sinc expansion; (2) to implement this synthesis formula in the tail-equivalent ...

Abstract: This paper extends the Tail-Equivalent Linearization Method (TELM) to the case of a nonlinear mechanical system subjected to multiple stochastic excitations. Following the original formulation, the method employs a discrete ...

Abstract: Making communities safer requires better tools to identify, quantify, and manage risks. Among the most important tools are stress tests, originally designed to test the risk posed by nuclear power plants. A complementary ...