Abstract: A procedure is introduced to compute the maximum response of light secondary systems attached to buildings subjected to earthquakes. The procedure is based on the application of the response spectrum technique to a combined ...

Abstract: This chapter deals with a hydrodynamic journal bearing provided with hollow bushings, capable of supporting very high loads, even at low speeds, at which separation between the shaft and the ...

Abstract: Permanent magnet pairs have negligible friction; however, the levitating member is unstable. In this paper, it is demonstrated that if the other member vibrates in a suitable way, the levitating ...

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to propose a procedure to determine in a rational but simple way equivalent static lateral forces for the seismic design of nonstructural components attached to buildings. The procedure is ...

Abstract: In this work, an analytic expression has been developed that enables the shear strength to be determined using the empirical failure criterion developed by Hoek and Brown. Applying this new hypothesis, along with elasticity ...

Abstract: The influence of topography on fluid instability has been studied in literature both in the beta-channel approximation and on the sphere mainly using normal modes. A different approach recently proposed is based on the ...

Abstract: The developments in the last three decades in the area of seismic design of mechanical and electrical equipment, architectural components, as well as other secondary structures and nonstructural components attached to the ...

Abstract: Teaching through failure case studies complements and integrates the traditional civil engineering topics that are introduced with the lecture-based method. This paper describes the development of a course on failures at ...