Abstract: This paper examines the task of approximating or generating samples according to a target probability distribution when this distribution is expressed as a function of the response of an engineering system. Frequently such ...

Abstract: The cost-effective design of seismic protective devices considering multiple criteria related to their lifecycle performance is examined, focusing on applications to fluid viscous dampers. The adopted framework is based ...

Abstract: AbstractThis paper examines a risk-based multi-objective optimal design framework for seismic protective devices in buildings, tailored to accommodate recently emerging inerter-based dynamic vibration absorbers (IVAs), ...