Page 5 - Dynamic Loading and Design of Structures

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Contents

List of contributors ix
Preface xi

1 Probabilistic basis and code format for loading 1
MARIOS K.CHRYSSANTHOPOULOS
Introduction 1

Principles of reliability based design 2
Framework for reliability analysis 10
Time-dependent reliability 13

Actions and action effects on structures 19
Concluding remarks 28

References 29
2 Analysis for dynamic loading 31
GEORGE D.MANOLIS
Introduction 31
The single degree-of-freedom oscillator 31

Multiple degree-of-freedom systems 46
Continuous dynamic systems 56

Base excitation and response spectra 58
Software for dynamic analysis 64

References 64
3 Wind loading 67
T.A.WYATT
Wind gust loading 67

Aerodynamic instability 81

Aeroelastic excitation 98
References 105