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ASCE 9780784408506 2007

ASCE 9780784408506 2007

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Modeling Complex Engineering Structures

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ASCE 2007 378
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Melchers and Hough provide an overview of cutting-edge developments in computational theory and techniques as currently applied in various fields of structural analysis, in the United States and around the world.

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PDF Pages PDF Title
6 Contents
10 Preface
12 Acknowledgments
14 Contributors
20 1 Structural Modeling: An Overview
1.1 Complexity in Structures
21 1.2 Historical Understanding of Structural Behavior
22 1.3 The Dominance of Elastic Structural Analysis
24 1.4 Structural System Modeling: Materials, Connectivities, Boundary Conditions
25 1.5 Loading
26 1.6 Safety
27 1.7 Conclusion
References
30 2 High-Rise Buildings
2.1 Analysis Methods
32 2.2 Appropriate Stability Systems for Tall Buildings
34 2.3 Types of Analysis
35 2.4 General Modeling Techniques
38 2.5 Case Study 1: Concrete Core Analysis
46 2.6 Case Study 2: External Tubes
56 2.7 A Systematic Optimization Method for High-Rise Buildings
59 2.8 Optimal Design Problem Formulation
60 2.9 Optimization Technique
61 2.10 Optimization Case Studies
70 2.11 Conclusion
Acknowledgments
71 References
72 3 Lightweight Longspan Roofs
3.1 Roof Types
3.2 Compression Roofs
88 3.3 Tension Roofs
94 3.4 Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References
96 4 Bridge Assessment
4.1 Challenges in Bridge Engineering
99 4.2 Structural Analysis
106 4.3 Generalized Analysis Method for Yield-Line Analysis
111 4.4 Other Features of the Generalized Yield-Line Analysis Method
114 4.5 Limitations on the Analysis Method
115 4.6 Validation of the COBRAS Yield-Line Analysis Program
116 4.7 Results from the Cambridge Model Tests
119 4.8 Conclusion
Acknowledgments
120 References
122 5 Geotechnical Structures
5.1 Behavior of Geotechnical Materials
123 5.2 Soil Properties
137 5.3 Geotechnical Structures
142 5.4 Soil Structure Interaction
145 5.5 Seismic Loading
151 5.6 Conclusion
152 References
156 6 Aging Nuclear Structures
6.1 Aging and Nuclear Structures
157 6.2 Containment Structures
162 6.3 Potential Degradation Factors
163 6.4 Time-Dependent Reliability Analysis
183 6.5 Commentary on Structural Reliability Methods and Perspectives on Risk
186 References
190 7 Offshore Structures
7.1 Analysis of Offshore Structures
192 7.2 Characteristic Features
198 7.3 Limit State Requirements
203 7.4 Sea Loads and Load Effects
208 7.5 Structural Design Analysis of Space-Frame Structures
221 7.6 Structural Analysis of Plate and Shell Structures
224 7.7 Analysis of Accidental Load Effects
233 7.8 Requalification of Offshore Structures
238 7.9 Conclusion
References
244 8 Automotive Structures
8.1 Automobiles as Structures
8.2 Structural Performance of the Automobile Body
245 8.3 History
246 8.4 The Role of Analysis in the Automotive Design Process
247 8.5 Stiffness Analysis
256 8.6 Impact Analysis
263 8.7 Conclusion
265 References
266 9 Composite Aircraft Structures
9.1 Introduction
270 9.2 The Design Environment
272 9.3 Finite Element Analysis
274 9.4 Design and Analysis of Composite Structures
276 9.5 Laminate Design
277 9.6 Load Paths and Load Flow Trajectories for Fiber Placement
279 9.7 Aileron Analysis and Design: Case Study 1
290 9.8 Panel with Opening: Case Study 2
292 9.9 Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References
294 10 Ship Structures
10.1 Analysis of Ship Structures
10.2 Nature and Structural Characteristics of Merchant Ships
298 10.3 Ship Structural Actions
300 10.4 Ship Structural Action Effect Analysis
314 10.5 Simplified Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis of Ship Structures
329 10.6 Conclusion
330 References
332 11 Complex Structural Analysis and Structural Reliability
11.1 Safety of Structures
333 11.2 Safety Rules for Structural Design
335 11.3 Structural Safety Assessment and Decision
337 11.4 Principles of Structural Reliability Analysis
343 11.5 Simplified Structural Safety Analysis
350 11.6 Complex Structures and Reliability Analysis
355 11.7 Practical Implications
356 11.8 Conclusion
357 References
360 12 Concluding Reflections
364 Index
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367 B
368 C
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369 F
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370 H
371 I
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372 M
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373 O
374 P
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375 S
377 T
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378 Y

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