Abstract: A simplified analysis procedure is developed to consider the beneficial effects of foundation‐mat uplift in computing the earthquake response of multistory structures. This analysis procedure is presented for structures ...

Abstract: Simplified analysis procedures are developed to consider the beneficial effects of foundation‐mat uplift in computing the earthquake response of structures, which respond essentially as single‐degree‐of‐freedom systems in ...

Abstract: This paper describes a new method for representing hydrodynamic drag forces on a marine structure subjected to random waves. It is shown that the obtained force representation has the correct statistical properties to good ...

Abstract: Investigated in this paper is the dynamics of structures with their foundation mat supported only through gravity and thus permitted to uplift from the supporting system. In its fixed base condition the structure is idealized ...

Abstract: This investigation focuses on the influence of nonlinearities associated with impact on the behavior of the rocking response of free‐standing rigid objects subjected to horizontal base excitations. The object is to identify ...

Abstract: A computationally efficient quasi-two-degree-of-freedom (Q2DOF) stochastic model and a stability analysis of barges in random seas are presented in this paper. Based on the deterministic 2DOF ...

Abstract: This paper focuses on the development of optimal deterministic, nonlinearly coupled barge motion models, identification of their system parameters, and calibration of their prediction capability ...