Dry casks are vertical reinforced concrete cylinders, which are used to store spent nuclear
fuel. In a seismic event, impact between adjacent casks, due to excessive horizontal …

To provide an insight for reliable seismic risk assessment of small building contents, the
rocking response of freestanding wooden blocks subjected to 11 bidirectional horizontal …

This paper presents a probability model to predict the maximum rotation of rocking bodies
exposed to seismic excitations given particular earthquake intensity measures. After …

This paper presents uniform risk spectra for zero stiffness bilinear elastic (ZSBE) systems.
The ZSBE oscillator is a bilinear elastic system with zero post‐“yield” stiffness that …

Freestanding objects have endured seismic damage during major historical earthquakes,
but their seismic performance is not fully understood yet. A steel frame was constructed with …

A rocking steel frame is proposed in this paper, which can reduce the plastic deformation of
the main structural components under strong earthquake actions and can be easily repaired …

This article introduces an innovative system for enhancing the seismic performance of a
structure through facilitating large rotational (rocking) motion to occur without risking …

Abstract Design spectrum (DS) models in major codes of practice for structural design of
buildings typically stipulate empirical site factors for each of the five, or six, site classes …

ABSTRACT A simplified model to evaluate the dynamic rocking behavior of free-standing
irregular rigid bodies under earthquake-induced forces is proposed. The model analyzes the …

Featured Application A novel energy based approach is derived from basic physical
principles to assess the stability of rocking blocks and inverted pendulum structures …