Critical Excitation Methods in Earthquake Engineering (2nd Ed.)

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Critical excitation method; resonance; subcritical excitation; uncertain ground motion; maximum response; model-free design; worst-case analysis; Stationary random input; nonstationary random input; critical excitation; probabilistic ground motions; random vibration theory; Probabilistic critical excitation; nonstationary input; nonproportional damping; stochastic response; power spectral density; envelope function; acceleration response; complex modal analysis; nonstationary transfer function; Critical excitation; elastic-plastic structure; statistical equivalent linearization; critical power spectral density; hysteretic response; meanâ??square drift; mean total energy; temporal energy concentration; Robust stiffness design; structure-dependent critical excitation; global stiffness parameter; min-max procedure; elastic-plastic response; Earthquake input energy; frequency domain analysis; critical excitation problem; Fourier amplitude spectrum; acceleration power; velocity power; multi-degree-of-freedom system; passively-controlled structure; Soil-structure interaction; earthquake energy input; frequency-domain analysis; structure-foundation-soil system; energy flow; inertial interaction; kinematic interaction; Structure-pile system; earthquake input energy; Winkler-type spring; energy transfer function; input energy density; energy input mechanism; Earthquake energy input rate; probabilistic analysis; deterministic analysis; uniformly modulated ground motion; Multi-component input; worst cross-spectrum; coherence function; critical combination; Elastic-plastic structure; deterministic time series; body wave; surface wave; damage of structure; worst-case earthquake input; Fourier series; Robustness; redundancy; resilience; parallel system; system failure; fail-safe system; interval analysis; credible bound

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After the March 11, 2011, earthquake in Japan, there is overwhelming interest in worst-case analysis, including the critical excitation method. Nowadays, seismic design of structures performed by any seismic code is based on resisting previous natural earthquakes. Critical Excitation Methods in Earthquake Engineering, Second Edition, develops a new framework for modeling design earthquake loads for inelastic structures. The Second Edition, includes three new chapters covering the critical excitation problem for multi-component input ground motions, and that for elastic-plastic structures in a more direct way are incorporated and discussed in more depth. Finally, the problem of earthquake resilience of super high-rise buildings is discussed from broader viewpoints.
Preface to the first edition
Preface to the second edition
1. Overview of seismic critical excitation method
2. Critical excitation for stationary and non-stationary random inputs 25
3. Critical excitation for non-proportionally damped structural systems
4. Critical excitation for acceleration response
5. Critical excitation for elastic-plastic response
6. Critical envelope function for non-stationary random earthquake input
7. Robust stiffness design for structure-dependent critical excitation
8. Critical excitation for earthquake energy input in SDOF system
9. Critical excitation for earthquake energy input in MDOF system
10. Critical excitation for earthquake energy input in soil-structure interaction system
11. Critical excitation for earthquake energy input in structure-pile-soil system
12. Critical excitation for earthquake energy input rate
13. Critical excitation for multi-component inputs
14. Critical excitation for elastic-plastic response using deterministic approach
15. Earthquake resilience evaluation of building structures with critical excitation methods

Structural Engineers, Structural Designers, Earthquake Engineers and Researchers.

  • Solves problems of earthquake resilience of super high-rise buildings
  • Three new chapters on critical excitation problem for multi-component input ground motions
  • Includes numerical examples of one and two-story models