This textbook covers the collision of a moving, falling or flying object on a rigid barrier or a
structural element, and the transmission of the transient action to the rest of the structural …

The analyses performed by the experts are crucial for the settlement of court disputes, and
they have legal consequences for the parties to legal proceedings. The reliability of the …

This study provides a comprehensive analysis of collision and impact problems' numerical
solutions, focusing on geometric, contact, and material nonlinearities, all essential in solving …

The pounding between adjacent buildings in city blocks due to earthquakes is investigated
through numerical simulations. The buildings are idealized as a series of lumped mass …

Modelling of earthquake-induced pounding between buildings, or bridge segments, requires
the use of accurate structural models as well as appropriate models of the effects of …

There is currently ever pressing need to provide a critical assessment of the current
knowledge and indicate new challenges which are brought by the present time in fighting …

This second edition of Impact Engineering covers the dynamic analysis of structures
undergoing small to large displacements, linear and nonlinear elastic material behavior to …

It is the purpose of this report to apply a rational model for prediction of ship-ship collision
probabilities as function of the ship and the crew characteristics and the navigational …

Experimental tests of the collision of reduced scale naval structures is here detailed
described. First, a web girder section constructed in two different scales, 1/1 and 1/4, is …

The methods for predicting the impact responses of mechanical systems, such as a vehicle's
response in a crash, can primarily be classified into two groups. In one, the impact is treated …