The rocking response of freestanding building contents simplified as rigid bodies was
usually investigated in two dimensions with ground motions as the input, while their three …

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 …

The seismic performance of unanchored slender contents at various floor levels within a
building has received little attention in the literature, despite earthquake reconnaissance …

A freestanding rigid block subjected to earthquake excitation is a problem of significant
interest to the earthquake engineering community because it has many direct applications in …

A novel, compact mathematical formulation is presented to describe the dynamic rocking
response of single and double block systems subjected to gravity and/or ground excitation …

Free-standing rigid objects and structures are dominantly found to exhibit rocking behavior
and can be vulnerable to overturning during an earthquake as demonstrated by numerous …

Analytical expressions are proposed for predicting the rocking response of rigid free-
standing building contents subjected to seismic-induced floor excitations. The study …

Designs allowing the rocking behavior of the foundation during earthquake have been
introduced to reduce the seismic load on the superstructure and the ductility demand on the …

The paper assesses the adequacy of existing numerical models in predicting the seismic
response of freestanding nonstructural components that exhibit rocking-dominated behavior …

Block-type equipment without restraining devices and under earthquake loads can
effectively be modeled as freestanding rigid blocks resting on supporting bases subjected to …