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Modeling Complex Engineering Structures.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Melchers, Robert E.
Other Authors: Hough, Richard
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Reston : American Society of Civil Engineers, 2007.
Subjects:
Building materials > Computer simulation.
Engineering models.
Structural analysis (Engineering) > Data processing.
Structural engineering > Data processing.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contributors
  • 1 Structural Modeling: An Overview
  • 1.1 Complexity in Structures
  • 1.2 Historical Understanding of Structural Behavior
  • 1.3 The Dominance of Elastic Structural Analysis
  • 1.4 Structural System Modeling: Materials, Connectivities, Boundary Conditions
  • 1.5 Loading
  • 1.6 Safety
  • 1.7 Conclusion
  • References
  • 2 High-Rise Buildings
  • 2.1 Analysis Methods
  • 2.2 Appropriate Stability Systems for Tall Buildings
  • 2.3 Types of Analysis
  • 2.4 General Modeling Techniques
  • 2.5 Case Study 1: Concrete Core Analysis2.6 Case Study 2: External Tubes
  • 2.7 A Systematic Optimization Method for High-Rise Buildings
  • 2.8 Optimal Design Problem Formulation
  • 2.9 Optimization Technique
  • 2.10 Optimization Case Studies
  • 2.11 Conclusion
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • 3 Lightweight Longspan Roofs
  • 3.1 Roof Types
  • 3.2 Compression Roofs
  • 3.3 Tension Roofs
  • 3.4 Conclusion
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • 4 Bridge Assessment
  • 4.1 Challenges in Bridge Engineering
  • 4.2 Structural Analysis
  • 4.3 Generalized Analysis Method for Yield-Line Analysis4.4 Other Features of the Generalized Yield-Line Analysis Method
  • 4.5 Limitations on the Analysis Method
  • 4.6 Validation of the COBRAS Yield-Line Analysis Program
  • 4.7 Results from the Cambridge Model Tests
  • 4.8 Conclusion
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • 5 Geotechnical Structures
  • 5.1 Behavior of Geotechnical Materials
  • 5.2 Soil Properties
  • 5.3 Geotechnical Structures
  • 5.4 Soil Structure Interaction
  • 5.5 Seismic Loading
  • 5.6 Conclusion
  • References
  • 6 Aging Nuclear Structures6.1 Aging and Nuclear Structures
  • 6.2 Containment Structures
  • 6.3 Potential Degradation Factors
  • 6.4 Time-Dependent Reliability Analysis
  • 6.5 Commentary on Structural Reliability Methods and Perspectives on Risk
  • References
  • 7 Offshore Structures
  • 7.1 Analysis of Offshore Structures
  • 7.2 Characteristic Features
  • 7.3 Limit State Requirements
  • 7.4 Sea Loads and Load Effects
  • 7.5 Structural Design Analysis of Space-Frame Structures
  • 7.6 Structural Analysis of Plate and Shell Structures
  • 7.7 Analysis of Accidental Load Effects7.8 Requalification of Offshore Structures
  • 7.9 Conclusion
  • References
  • 8 Automotive Structures
  • 8.1 Automobiles as Structures
  • 8.2 Structural Performance of the Automobile Body
  • 8.3 History
  • 8.4 The Role of Analysis in the Automotive Design Process
  • 8.5 Stiffness Analysis
  • 8.6 Impact Analysis
  • 8.7 Conclusion
  • References
  • 9 Composite Aircraft Structures
  • 9.1 Introduction
  • 9.2 The Design Environment
  • 9.3 Finite Element Analysis
  • 9.4 Design and Analysis of Composite Structures