Abnormal Loading on Structures : Experimental and Numerical Modelling /: Experimental and Numerical Modelling. (2000)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Editors, K.S. Virdi, R. Matthews, J.L. Clarke, Dr Fikry Garas.
• Editors: Virdi, K. S; Matthews, R; Clarke, J. L; Garas, Dr Fikry
• Contents: Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Institution of Structural Engineers Informal Study Group; Conference organisation; Preface; Acknowledgements; Avalanche scenarios for alpine highway bridges; Consideration of exceptional snow loads as accidental actions; Evaluation of the peak forces on roof tiles under stormy conditions; Wind loading on pitched roofs with complex geometric shapes; Towards a statistical human body model for determining jump dynamic forces; The development of a seismic test facility for full-scale structures The behaviour of connections in steel MR-frames under high-intensity earthquake loadingNon-linear analysis of a reinforced concrete structure under seismic loading; Dynamic analysis to determine source of blast damage; Dynamic response of buildings and floor slabs to blast loading; Modelling progressive collapse of structures as a result of explosion; Tunnel shells and fire protection -- tests and analyses; Fire induced progressive collapse analysis of safety critical structures; Substructuring in fire engineering; Developing 'HAZOP' methodologies to refine fire risk assessments Bayesian assessment of structural risk under fire design situationInfluence of strain gradient on the ductility of a reinforced concrete column; High volumetric pressures and strain rate effects in concrete; Non-linear numerical modelling of slender bridge piers; Testing devices for investigating structures under abnormal loading; Contact force response of confined concrete cylinders subjected to hard impact; Behaviour of damaged reinforced concrete frames; Seismic tests on a full-scale monument model; Seismic analyses of a r/c building -- study of a retrofitting solution Cyclic testing and analysis of steel end-plate connectionsNumerical simulation and modelling of orthotropic steel bridge decks; Dynamic response of steel duct panels to blast loading; Simulation of lateral loading on coke oven walls during ram pushing; Full-scale test of prototype superheater secondary restraint system; Carbon fibre composites as structural reinforcement in a nuclear installation; Experimental and analytical studies of steel t-stubs at elevated temperatures; Non-holonomic elastoplastic behaviour of a two span beam; Serviceability behaviour of a 3-dimensional roof truss system Dynamic analysis of a narrow turbogenerator foundation on pilesAPPENDIX; Temperatures attained by structural steel in building fires based upon full scale tests; Numerical modelling of an offshore concrete gravity platform on an uneven seabed; Author Index; Subject Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2000
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 624.1/71; Structural engineering; Structural engineering; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781482272260; 1482272261
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