Asynchronous vibration was generated between the main bridge and approach spans or abutments due to differences in stiffness and mass during an earthquake, thus further leading to pounding at the bilateral beam ends.
Ruijie Zhang +4 more
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A sub-Nyquist co-prime sampling music spectral approach for natural frequency identification of white-noise excited structures [PDF]
Motivated by practical needs to reduce data transmission payloads in wireless sensors for vibration-based monitoring of civil engineering structures, this paper proposes a novel approach for identifying resonant frequencies of white-noise excited ...
Giaralis, A., Gkoktsi, K.
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Nonlinear Seismic Response Characteristics of CAP1400 Nuclear Island Structure on Soft Rock Sites
CAP1400 nuclear island structure is an advanced and novel nuclear power plant structure. In order to explore the seismic response characteristics of CAP1400 nuclear island structure on soft rock sites, a three-dimensional refined nonlinear seismic ...
Furong Li, Guoxing Chen
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Peak floor acceleration demand prediction based on response spectrum analysis of various sophistication [PDF]
This paper addresses the prediction of the median peak floor total acceleration (PFA) demand in spatial elastic structures subjected to seismic excitation. The prediction is based on various response spectrum methods of different degrees of sophistication.
Moschen, Lukas, Adam, Christoph
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Safety experiments for small robots investigating the potential of soft materials in mitigating the harm to the head due to impacts [PDF]
There is a growing interest in social robots to be considered in the therapy of children with autism due to their effectiveness in improving the outcomes.
Alhaddad, Ahmad Yaser +3 more
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To explore the optimal seismic performance of multianchor pile, we carried out a series of shaking table tests. Based on the special form of multianchor piles’ reinforcement, we put forward the optimal design scheme of using EPS foam as damping layers ...
Honggang Wu, Lifang Pai, Hao Lei
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Review of modern concepts in the engineering interpretation of earthquake response spectra [PDF]
The design response spectrum is typically the starting point of most codified seismic design and assessment procedures and is used predominantly to prescribe the applied inertia forces induced by earthquake ground motions.
Chandler, A +3 more
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Power Delivered to Mechanical Systems by Random Vibrations
This paper develops deformational response power descriptions of multiple degree-of-freedom systems due to stationary random vibration excitation. Two new concepts are developed.
Timothy S. Edwards
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Characteristics of Jerk Response Spectra for Elastic and Inelastic Systems
Jerk is the time rate of acceleration and mainly represents the nonstationary component in high frequency band of the earthquake wave. The study on jerk and its response spectra can enhance the recognition of the nonstationary ground motion.
Haoxiang He, Ruifeng Li, Kui Chen
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Container Quay Crane Structural Response under Trolley Traveling
Structural response of quay crane should take more attention with the growth of worldwide logistics demand and quay crane size. This paper analyzes the response mechanism of the metallic structure of the quay crane induced by trolley traveling.
Xiong Hu +4 more
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