Computational Methods and Experimental Measurements: Proceedings of the International Conference, Washington D.C., July 1982

Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Damage Identification of Existing Structures....Pages 3-16
Survey on Parameter Estimation Within System Identification Using a Priori Knowledge of System Analysis....Pages 17-27
Modal and Damage Analysis of Elastic Structures — Frequency Separation by Non-Linear Filter....Pages 28-39
System Identification of Structural Dynamic Parameters From Modal Data....Pages 40-50
Front Matter....Pages 51-51
Solution of an Inverse Problem in Groundwater Flow Using Uncertain Data....Pages 53-63
Pressure Field Data Acquisition on a Physical Well Model Using a Minicomputer....Pages 64-75
A two Dimensional Numerical Model for Mixing in Natural Rivers....Pages 76-88
Front Matter....Pages 89-89
Acquisition and Processing of Experimental Data by a Mini Computer in a Hydraulic Laboratory....Pages 91-101
Computer-Based Measurements Of Incipient Wave Breaking....Pages 102-115
Aquisition and Display of Data From Large Arrays of Sensors....Pages 116-126
Front Matter....Pages 127-127
Designing Experiments for Investigating Columnar Vortices....Pages 129-140
Comparative Studies of Tornado-Like Vortices....Pages 141-150
Numerical Calculation of the Regime Diagram for the Atmospheric General Circulation Experiment....Pages 151-156
The Numerical Design of a Spherical Baroclinic Experiment for Spacelab Flights....Pages 157-166
Front Matter....Pages 167-167
Development of Material Models for Reinforced Concrete Slabs....Pages 169-180
Combined Method for Prediction of the Time-Dependent Deflection of Reinforced Concrete Elements....Pages 181-188
Boundary Integral Equations Applied in the Characterisation of Elastic Materials....Pages 189-199
Front Matter....Pages 201-201
Numerical Simulation of a Laminar Vortex Flow....Pages 203-215
Laboratory and Numerical Studies of Internal Gravity Wave Propagation in a Sheared Environment....Pages 216-227
Resonant and Non-Resonant Wave-Wave Interactions for Internal Gravity Waves....Pages 228-239
Front Matter....Pages 201-201
Numerical Solutions for the Spin-Up From Rest of a Homogeneous Fluid in a Cylinder....Pages 240-254
Front Matter....Pages 255-255
Modal Identification of Vibrating Structures and Rotating Machines at Their Critical Speeds....Pages 257-268
Front Matter....Pages 269-269
k-ε Computations of Flow and Heat Transfer in Plane Oblique Impinging Jets....Pages 271-282
Comparison of Solutions of the Navier-Stokes and Interacting Boundary Layer Equations for Separated Turbulent Flow....Pages 283-295
Computation of Three-Dimensional Turbulent Jets in Cross Flow....Pages 296-313
Front Matter....Pages 315-315
Simulation of Earthquake Response of Reinforced Concrete Building Frame by Computer-Actuator On-Line System....Pages 317-328
Pseudo Three-Dimensional Analysis of the Effect of Basin Deformations on Dam Displacements: Comparison with Experimental Measurements....Pages 329-340
Modelling Stochastic Signals for Dynamic Experiments by Use of a Computer....Pages 341-350
Pseudo-Dynamic Response Analysis by Computer-Actuator Hybrid System and It’s Application to Aseismic Design of Steel Structures....Pages 351-362
Front Matter....Pages 363-363
Prediction of Wave Forces....Pages 365-391
Numerical Experiments with Reflecting Water Waves....Pages 392-404
k th -Order Closed Form Difference Equations for 1-Dimensional, First and Second order, Linear Hyperbolic Equations, with Applications to Quasilinear Systems....Pages 405-417
Comparison Between Numerical and Experimental Results in Study of Offshore Structure Movements....Pages 418-429
Front Matter....Pages 431-431
Effect of Frequency on Liquefaction Potential of Saturated Monterey No. O Sand....Pages 433-446
Percentage Silt Content in Sands and Its Effect on Liquefaction Potential....Pages 447-459
Front Matter....Pages 461-461
Particle Velocities Beneath a Solitary Wave....Pages 463-474
Computational and Experimental Studies of Problems in Marine Hydrodynamics....Pages 475-486
Numerical and Experimental Stress Analysis Studies of Thin-Walled Oblate and Prolate Hemispheroidal Domes and Panel Structures for Sonar Systems....Pages 487-500
Front Matter....Pages 501-501
Iterative Schemes to Improve Predictive Capabilities of a Finite Element Dynamic Model of Massive Structures....Pages 503-515
Identification of Fressures and Maintainance in Railway Tunnels....Pages 516-526
Front Matter....Pages 527-527
A Three-Dimensional Circulation Model for Chesapeake Bay....Pages 529-540
Tides in the Bay of Bengal....Pages 541-550
Front Matter....Pages 551-551
Comparisons Between Numerical and Photoelastic Studies of the Compact Shear Specimen....Pages 553-564
Nonlinear Modeling of Precast Concrete Large Panel Buildings Under Simulated Progressive Collapse Conditions....Pages 565-576
Static and Dynamic Analysis of Space Frameworks with Curved Members....Pages 577-592
Front Matter....Pages 593-593
Recent Developments on Numerical Modeling and Simulation of Sediment Transport....Pages 595-608
Migrating Sedimentary Waves in a Large Test Channel....Pages 609-622
Modelling Sedimentation Basins....Pages 623-634
Front Matter....Pages 635-635
Analysis of Large Deflections of Fishing Rods....Pages 637-648
Front Matter....Pages 649-649
Behaviour of a Mixture of a Non Newtonian Fluid with Spirical Solid Particlles with Fixed Centre....Pages 651-657
Evaluation of Form Friction Factor in Alluvial Channels by Finite Element Method....Pages 658-670
Experimental Studies of Sediment Transport: An Overview....Pages 671-681
Front Matter....Pages 683-683
Boundary Element Method and Holographic Interferometry for Three-Dimensional Crack Analysis....Pages 685-696
Front Matter....Pages 697-697
F.E.M. — Experimental Testing Integrated Procedure in I.C. Engine Head Heat Transfer Analysis....Pages 699-710
Boundary Element Method for Heat and Gas Flows in Solid Waste....Pages 711-722
Computational Methods and Experimental Measurements in Structural Fire Engineering Problems....Pages 723-734
Front Matter....Pages 735-735
Transient Analysis of Layered Composite Plates Using a Shear Deformation Theory....Pages 737-748
Ultimate Load Behaviour of R. C. Deep Beams....Pages 749-760
Front Matter....Pages 761-761
Numerical and Experimental Study of the Unsteady Viscous Flow Generated by an Impulsively Started Elliptic Cylinder....Pages 763-773
Pulsatile Couette Flow of a Power Fluid with Mixed Condition on the Inner Cylinder....Pages 774-785
Front Matter....Pages 761-761
Experimental and Numerical Evidence of Balkflow in a Thermally Stratified Shear Flow....Pages 786-798
The Formation and Growth of Waves Produced by the Flat Impingement of Two Jets....Pages 799-811
Statistical Identification of Yield Limits in Piece-Wise Linear Structural Models....Pages 812-829
Comparison of Numerical and Experimental Simulations of Groundwater Recessions....Pages 830-838