Dynamic Response of Infrastructure to Environmentally Induced Loads: Analysis, Measurements, Testing, and Design

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Influence of Seismic Wave Angle of Incidence Over the Response of Long Curved Bridges Considering Soil-Structure Interaction....Pages 1-17
Alternative Approaches to the Seismic Analysis of R/C Bridges....Pages 19-36
Multi-platform Hybrid (Experiment-Analysis) Simulations....Pages 37-63
Field Structural Dynamic Tests at the Volvi-Greece European Test Site....Pages 65-76
An Intercontinental Hybrid Simulation Experiment for the Purposes of Seismic Assessment of a Three-Span R/C Bridge....Pages 77-88
Experimental Seismic Assessment of the Effectiveness of Isolation Techniques for the Seismic Protection of Existing RC Bridges....Pages 89-114
Modeling of High Damping Rubber Bearings....Pages 115-138
Experimental Methods and Activities in Support of Earthquake Engineering....Pages 139-157
Time Reversal and Imaging for Structures....Pages 159-182
Decentralized Infrastructure Health Monitoring Using Embedded Computing in Wireless Sensor Networks....Pages 183-201
Effects of Local Site Conditions on Inelastic Dynamic Response of R/C Bridges....Pages 203-217
BEM-FEM Coupling in the Time-Domain for Soil-Tunnel Interaction....Pages 219-236
Energy Methods for Assessing Dynamic SSI Response in Buildings....Pages 237-257
Numerical and Experimental Identification of Soil-Foundation-Bridge System Dynamic Characteristics....Pages 259-267
Quantification of the Seismic Collapse Capacity of Regular Frame Structures....Pages 269-286