Abstract: A model for the hysteretic behavior of materials and structures is presented. This model is based on an approach which views the system as consisting of a series of ideal elastoplastic elements. ...

Abstract: The steady-state response of a one-degree-of-freedom double bilinear hysteretic model is investigated and it is shown that this model gives rise to the jump phenomenon which is associated with ...

Abstract: A finite element using the nodal point values of the first partial derivatives of the unknown function with respect to the coordinates to increase the order of the resulting interpolating ...

Abstract: The dynamic stability of an elastically supported finite rigid plate centered in a straight narrow channel with incompressible flow on both sides of the plate and an upstream barrier preventing ...

Abstract: The traditional one-component transmission error of parallel-axis helical gears is generalized to a three-component transmission error which characterizes the composite displacement in the plane-of-contact ...

Abstract: The steady-state response of a system constrained by a limited slip joint and excited by a trigonometrically varying external load is discussed. It is shown that the system may possess such ...

Abstract: This paper deals with a method for generating approximate periodic solutions for dissipative second-order nonlinear systems. The approach presented is based on the definition of an auxiliary ...

Abstract: A new measure of the demand of earthquake ground motions on structures is presented. This measure, called the drift spectrum, is particularly useful for near-field earthquake motions that contain distinct pulses. Like the ...