Browse Civil Engineering Studies: Structural Research Series by Title

  • The 1985 Chile earthquake: observations on earthquake-resistant construction in Vina del Mar 
    Wood, S.L.; Wight, J.K.; Moehle, J.P. (University of Illinois Engineering Experiment Station. College of Engineering. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign., 1987-02)
    On 3 March 1985, a major earthquake occurred near the coast of central Chile. The resort city of Vina del Mar is of particular interest from an engineering standpoint because approximately 400 moderate-rise reinforced ...

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  • The 1985 Chile earthquake: Structural characteristics and damage statistics for the building inventory in Vina del Mar 
    Riddell, R.; Wood, S.L.; de la Llera, J.C. (University of Illinois Engineering Experiment Station. College of Engineering. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign., 1987-04)
    The Chile earthquake of 3 March 1985 resulted in an effective peak acceleration of 0.36g in the coastal city of Vina del Mar. The city had an inventory of over 400 reinforced concrete buildings ranging in height from 5 ...

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  • 3-Dimensional Contribution to Frame-Wall Lateral Behavior 
    Chesi, C.; Schnobrich, William C. (University of Illinois Engineering Experiment Station. College of Engineering. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign., 1987-02)
    Behavior of the first floor of the U.S.-Japan seven story reinforced concrete test structure was modeled by a finite element model. The constitutive matrix describing material behavior is a normal concrete model which ...

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  • 60 Kip Capacity Low or Rapid Loading Apparatus 
    Egger, W. (University of Illinois Engineering Experiment Station. College of Engineering. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign., 1957-06)

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  • An Accelerated Iterative Procedure for Solving Partial Difference Equations of Elliptic Type 
    Doshi, Kishor Dharamsi; Ang, A.H-S. (University of Illinois Engineering Experiment Station. College of Engineering. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign., 1962-04)
    This thesis deals with certain iterative methods of solving finite difference equations arising from elliptic type boundary-value problems. A procedure that accelerates the convergence of explicit) linear iterative methods ...

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  • Adaptive Finite Element Analysis of Nonlinear Frictional Contact with Mixed Eulerian-Lagrangian Coordinates 
    Hariandja, B.H.; Haber, R.B. (University of Illinois Engineering Experiment Station. College of Engineering. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign., 1986-02)

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  • Analysis and Design of Domes, Arches and Shells Volume I: Elastic Analysis of Spherical Domes 
    Duberg, John Edward; McDonald, D.; Jennings, Richard Louis; Iyengar, H.S.; Yao, W.M. (University of Illinois Engineering Experiment Station. College of Engineering. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign., 1959-07)
    Part I of this report is concerned with the development of a numerical procedure for the computation of the dynamic response of an elastic spherical shell when subjected to transient uniform pressure. This procedure is ...

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  • Analysis and Design of Domes, Arches and Shells Volume II: Analysis of Circular Arches 
    Eppink, R.T.; Veletsos, A.S. (University of Illinois Engineering Experiment Station. College of Engineering. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign., 1959-07)
    This report is concerned with the analysis of the behavior of arch structures under dynamic loads. A numerical procedure is described for the computation of the dynamic response of circular arches subjected to transient forces ...

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  • Analysis and Interpretation of Dynamic Records 
    Roberts, H.C. (American Society for Testing Materials, 1950)
    This paper attempts to provide a generalized summary of the problems of analysis and interpretation of the data taken in dynamic tests, particularly with regard to the difficulties ordinarily encountered. It does not ...

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  • Analysis of Circular Cylindrical Shells Containing Rectangular Openings with Stiffened Edges 
    Pinckert, R.E.; Schnobrich, William C. (University of Illinois Engineering Experiment Station. College of Engineering. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign., 1966-06)

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  • Analysis of Clamped Square Plates Containing Openings with Stiffened Edges 
    Prescott, W.S.; Ang, A.H-S.; Siess, C.P. (University of Illinois Engineering Experiment Station. College of Engineering. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign., 1961-11)

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  • Analysis of Elasto-Plastic Shell Structures 
    Shoeb, N.A.; Schnobrich, William C. (University of Illinois Engineering Experiment Station. College of Engineering. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign., 1967-08)

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  • The Analysis of High Temperature Creep in Shallow Domes 
    Friedericy, Johan Anton (University of Illinois Engineering Experiment Station. College of Engineering. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign., 1961-12)
    This report is concerned with the time dependent deformational analysis of a clamped shallow dome by means of an analogous framework. The dome is subjected to axially symmetric pressures which can be varied in ti.me) and ...

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  • Analysis of Plates Continuous Over Flexible Beams 
    Sutherland, J.G.; Goodman, L.E.; Newmark, N.M. (University of Illinois Engineering Experiment Station. College of Engineering. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign., 1953-01)
    The Ritz energy method is used to obtain solutions for an interior panel of a plate or slab which is continuous over a rectangular grid of flexible beams supported by columns at their intersections. It is assumed that ...

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  • Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Frame-Wall Structures for Strong Motion Earthquakes 
    Emori, Katsuhiko; Schnobrich, William C. (University of Illinois Engineering Experiment Station. College of Engineering. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign., 1978-12)
    The nonlinear response and failure mechanism of reinforced concrete frame-wall systems are investigated through mechanical models for both dynamic loads and static loads. Three mechanical models: a concentrated spring ...

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  • Analysis of Shallow Doubly-Curved Shells Supported by Elastic Edge Members 
    Padilla, J.A.; Schnobrich, William C. (University of Illinois Engineering Experiment Station. College of Engineering. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign., 1966-06)

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  • The Analysis of Shallow Shell Structures by a Discrete Element System 
    Mohraz, Bijan; Schnobrich, William C. (University of Illinois Engineering Experiment Station. College of Engineering. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign., 1966-03)

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  • Analysis of Shells by Non-orthogonal Discrete Element System 
    Padilla, J.A.; Schnobrich, William C. (University of Illinois Engineering Experiment Station. College of Engineering. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign., 1967-08-31)

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  • Analysis of Static and Dynamic Response of Simple-Span Multigirder Highway Bridges 
    Oran, C.; Veletsos, A.S. (University of Illinois Engineering Experiment Station. College of Engineering. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign., 1961-07)

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  • Analysis Procedure for Frictional Contact Problems Using Interface Finite Elements 
    Urzua, J.L.; Pecknold, D.A.; Lopez, L.A.; Munse, W.H. (University of Illinois Engineering Experiment Station. College of Engineering. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign., 1977-03)
    An important class of structural mechanics problems deals with the stress analysis of bodies in contact. The primary objective of this study was to develop a system capable of solving large and complex frictional contact ...

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