352 pages
Publisher: Wiley; 1st edition (June 23, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1118718062
ISBN-13: 978-1118718063
A comprehensive book focusing on the Force Analogy Method, a novel method for nonlinear dynamic analysis and simulation: This
book focusses on the Force Analogy Method, a novel method for nonlinear
dynamic analysis and simulation. A review of the current nonlinear
analysis method for earthquake engineering will be summarized and
explained. Additionally, how the force analogy method can be used in
nonlinear static analysis will be discussed through several nonlinear
static examples. The emphasis of this book is to extend and develop the
force analogy method to performing dynamic analysis on structures under
earthquake excitations, where the force analogy method is incorporated
in the flexural element, axial element, shearing element and so on will
be exhibited. Moreover, the geometric nonlinearity into nonlinear
dynamic analysis algorithm based on the force analogy method is
included. The application of the force analogy method in seismic design
for buildings and structural control area is discussed and combined with
practical engineering.