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1 online resource (414 p.) |
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Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Photos and Attribution -- Preface -- About the Authors -- Chapter 1: Structural Vibration Control Using Passive Devices -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Control of Structural Vibrations -- 1.2.1. Response of Structures under Earthquake Excitations -- 1.2.2. Response of Structures under Wind Excitations -- 1.2.3. Response of Structures under Wave Excitations -- 1.2.4. Need for Structural Response Control -- 1.3. Classification of Structural Vibration Control Strategies -- 1.3.1. Passive Vibration Control Strategies |
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1.3.1.1. State-of-the-Art Review -- 1.3.1.2. Salient Features, Advantages, and Limitations -- 1.3.1.3. Base Isolation -- 1.3.1.4. Bracing System -- 1.3.1.5. Viscous Damper -- 1.3.1.6. Viscoelastic Damper -- 1.3.1.7. Mass Damper -- 1.3.1.8. Friction Damper -- 1.3.1.9. Metallic Damper -- 1.3.1.10. Re-Centering Devices -- 1.3.1.11. Wire Rope Isolator -- 1.3.2. Active Control Strategies -- 1.3.2.1. Salient Features of Active Control Strategies -- 1.3.2.2. Advantages of Active Control Strategies -- 1.3.2.3. Limitations of Active Control Strategies -- 1.3.2.4. Applications of Active Control Techniques |
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1.3.3. Semi-Active Control Strategies -- 1.3.3.1. Salient Features of Semi-Active Control Strategies -- 1.3.3.2. Advantages of Semi-Active Control Strategies -- 1.3.3.3. Limitations of Semi-Active Control Strategies -- 1.3.3.4. Applications of Semi-Active Control Techniques -- 1.3.4. Hybrid Control Strategies -- 1.3.4.1. Salient Features of Hybrid Control Strategies -- 1.3.4.2. Advantages of Hybrid Control Strategies -- 1.3.4.3. Limitations of Hybrid Control Strategies -- 1.3.4.4. Applications of Hybrid Control Techniques -- Reference |
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Chapter 2: Dynamic Loading on Structures and Structural Response -- 2.1. Selection of Earthquake Ground Motion Records -- 2.1.1. Near-Fault Earthquake Ground Motions -- 2.1.1.1. Forward-Directivity -- 2.1.1.2. Fling-Step Effect -- 2.1.2. Far-Fault Earthquake Ground Motions -- 2.1.3. Scaling of Earthquake Ground Motions -- 2.1.3.1. Scaling Based on ASCE 7-16 (2017) -- 2.1.3.2. Scaling Based on Conditional Mean Spectrum -- 2.1.3.3. Scaling Based on Uniform Design Method -- 2.1.4. Synthetic Earthquake Ground Motions -- 2.1.5. Structural Response under Near-Fault and Far-Fault Earthquakes |
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2.2. Wind Loading -- 2.2.1. Wind Loading on Buildings -- 2.2.1.1. Designing a Building for Wind -- 2.2.1.2. Mitigation of Wind Forces on Tall Buildings -- 2.2.2. Wind Loading on Bridges -- 2.2.2.1. Mitigation of Wind Effects on Bridges -- 2.2.2.2. Design Considerations -- 2.2.2.3. Construction Safety -- 2.2.2.4. Cable Vibrations -- 2.2.3. Wind Loading on Chimneys -- 2.2.4. Wind Loading on Towers -- 2.2.5. Wind Tunnel Test -- 2.2.5.1. Types of Wind Tunnel Tests -- 2.3. Wave Loading -- 2.3.1. Wave-induced Dynamic Forces -- 2.3.1.1. Computation of the Sea State |
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Description based upon print version of record |
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2.3.1.2. Computation of the Wave Forces |
| Subject |
Damping (Mechanics)
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Damping (Mechanics) -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Damping (Mechanics)
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Matsagar, Vasant
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| ISBN |
9781351978521 |
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1351978527 |
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