Nonlinear Stochastic Dynamic Engineering Systems

Equivalent Linearization and Linearization Techniques.- Accuracy and Limitations of the Method of Equivalent Linearization for Hysteretic Multi-Storey Structures.- On Equivalent Harmonic and Stochastic Linearization for Nonlinear Shock-Absorbers.- Approximate Analysis of Limit Cycles in the Presence of Stochastic Excitations.- The Method of Statistical Linearization for Non-Linear Stochastic Vibrations.- Statistical Dynamics of Vibroimpact Systems.- Linearization Techniques.- Van der Pol's Oscillator Under Combined Periodic and Random Excitations.- A Nonlinear System Identification in the Analysis of Offshore Structure Dynamics in Random Waves.- Nonstationary Random Vibrations of Continuous Inelastic Structures Taking into Account the Finite Spread of Plastic Zones.- Stability Problems.- Stochastic Stability of Modes at Rest in Coupled Nonlinear Systems.- Mean Square Stability and Spectrum Identification of Nonlinear Stochastic Systems.- Stability of Linear Differential Systems with Parametric Excitation.- Stochastically Perturbed Bifurcations.- Lyapunov Exponents of Nonlinear Stochastic Systems.- Chaotic Motions.- Random Loading by Large Displacement Chaotic Motions.- Chaos in Nonlinear Systems Subjected to Small Random Perturbations.- Earthquake and Wind Related Problems.- Nonlinear Seismic Response of Reinforced Concrete Frames.- Bounded Random Oscillations: Model and Numerical Resolution for an Airfoil.- Simulation Techniques.- Nonlinear Dynamic Response and System Stochasticity.- Structural Integrity under Stochastic Loading in the Area of Small Probabilities.- Special Problems.- An Exact Solution of the Fokker-Planck Equation for Nonlinear Random Vibration of a Two-Degree-of-Freedom System.- A Stochastic Model for the Interaction of Plasticity and Creep inMetals.- Stochastic Analysis of One-Dimensional Nonlinear Wave Processes.- Closure and Stochastic Averaging Techniques.- Exact and Approximate Solutions for Response of Nonlinear Systems under Parametric and External White Noise Excitations.- Non-Gaussian Response of Nonlinear Oscillators with Fourth-Order Internal Resonance.- Nonlinear Random Vibrations of Compliant Offshore Platforms.- Application of Averaging Methods to Randomly Excited Hysteretic Systems.- Stochastic Averaging of Energy Envelope of Bilinear Hysteretic Systems.- A Closed Form Solution for a Class of Non-Stationary Nonlinear Random Vibration Problems.- Hysteretic Systems.- Stochastic Seismic Damage and Reliability Analysis of Hysteretic Structures.- Mean-Square Response of Hysteretic Oscillators under Nonstationary Random Excitation.- Nonlinear and Nonstationary Random Vibration of Hysteretic Systems with Application to Vehicle Dynamics.- Modal Analysis of Nonlinear Hysteretic Structures for Seismic Motions.- The Stochastic Response of Strongly Nonlinear Systems with Coulomb Damping Elements.- Identification of the Hysteresis Parameters of a Nonlinear Vehicle Suspension under Random Excitation.- Reliability Problems.- On the Solution of Several First Passage Problems in Nonlinear Stochastic Dynamics.- Nonlinear Random Vibration in Structural Safety and Performance Evaluation.- Reliability of Nonlinear Infilled Frame Systems with Uncertain Properties under Random Seismic Loading.- Statistical Performance Analysis of Nonlinear Joints in Space Structures.- Address of the Secretary-General of Iutam at the Closing Ceremony.- Appendix A: Scientific Program.- Appendix B: List of Participants.