Computational Methods in Earthquake Engineering (eBook)

Preface.-  1. 1D harmonic response of layered inhomogeneous soil: Exact and approximate analytical solutions, by G. Mylonakis,  E. Rovithis, Ch. Paraschakis.-   2. Monitored incoherency patterns of seismic ground motion and dynamic response of a long cable-stayed bridge, by  V. Lekidis, S. Papadopoulos, Ch. Karakostas, A. Sextos.-   3. An Efficient Beam-Column Element for Nonlinear 3D Frame Analysis, by S. Kostic, F. C. Filippou, Ch. L. Lee.-   4. Floor Response Spectra for Moderately Heavy Nonstructural Elements Attached to Ductile Frame Structures, by Ch. Adam, T. Furtmuller,  L. Moschen.-  5. Seismic Assessment of Steel Moment Frames Using Simplified Nonlinear Models, by  D. Lignos,  Ch. Putman, H. Krawinkler.-   6. Preliminary Seismic Assessment Method for Identifying Reinforced Concrete Structural Failures, by  S. Pardalopoulos, G. Thermou, S. Pantazopoulou.-   7. Numerical Determination of the Seismic Strength of Reinforced Concrete Shear Walls with Fractal Cracks, by  O. Panagouli, E. Mistakidis, K. Iordanidou.-   8. Damage Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Structures with Substandard Detailing, by P. E. Mergos, A. Kappos.-   9. Seismic Evaluation of Existing Basement Walls, by  M. Taiebat,  L. Finn,  C. Ventura, E. Amirzehni.-   10. Modelling of Infilled Framed Structures, by P. Asteris,  Ch. Chrysostomou, I. Giannopoulos, P. Ricci.-   11. Numerical evaluation of the seismic efficiency of connections of fractures and complements of ancient colonnades, by M. E. Dasiou, I. Psycharis, A. Vrouva.-   12. Seismic Overturning of Rocking Structures with External Viscous Dampers, by E. Dimitrakopoulos, M. DeJong.-   13. Innovative computing environment for fast and accurate prediction of approximate IDA curves, by I. Perus, R. Klinc, M. Polenc,  M. Dolsek.-   14. Improving static pushover analysis optimizing bilinear fitting of capacity curves, by F. De Luca, D.  Vamvatsikos, I. Iervolino.-   15. Collapse Fragility Curves of RC Frames with Varying Design Parameters, by  I. Gkimousis, Vl. Koumousis.-   16. Seismic risk assessment of Italian school buildings, by B. Borzi, P.   Ceresa, M. Faravelli, E. Fiorini, E. Onida.-   17. Nonlinear dynamic response of MDOF cable nets estimated by equivalent SDOF models, by I. Vassilopoulou,  Ch. Gantes.-  18. Non-Linear Dynamic Behaviour of a Ball Vibration Absorber, by J. Naprstek,  C. Fischer, M. Pirner, O. Fischer.-   19. Evaluation of response of an isolated system based on double curved surface sliders, by  Ch. Casarotti, M.  Furinghetti, A. Pavese.-   20. Numerical investigation of the effectiveness of rubber shock-absorbers as a mitigation measure for earthquake-induced structural poundings, by P. Polycarpou, P. Komodromos.-   21. Seismic design methodology for control of 3d buildings by means of multiple tuned-mass-dampers, by O. Lavan, Y. Daniel.-  22. Comparison of innovative base isolation retrofitting technology with conventional retrofitting of existing buildings, by M. Melkumyan.-  23. Preliminary design of seismically isolated r/c bridges – features of relevant expert system and experimental testing of elastomeric bearings, by G. Manos, S. Mitoulis.-  24. Soft Computing in Structural Dynamics, by  T. Burczynski, R. Gorski, A. Poteralski, M. Szczepanik.-  25. Optimal design of rc frames using nonlinear inelastic analysis, by B. Gencturk, Kazi Ashfaq Hossain.-  26. Nonsmooth and nonconvex optimization for the design and order reduction of robust controllers used in smart structures, by A. J. Moutsopoulou, A. T. Pouliezos, G. E. Stavroulakis.-   27. A Risk-based Decision Making Methodology for Planning and Operating Safe Infrastructure Systems against Various Hazards, by Y. Xenidis, D. Angelides.-  28. On practical performance of a technique for more efficient dynamic analysis in view of  real seismic analysis of a bridge structures, by A. Soroushian, M. Hosseini, A. Vasseghi.-  Author Index.