Under the general theme "applications of probability and statistics to structural mechanics," the collected 25 original papers in this volume range from analytical and computational methods to specific problems in different branches of engineering. Examples include exact and approximate solution techniques for nonlinear systems, modeling random loads in seismic, wind turbulence, ocean and ice environments, structural damage processes, system estimation, structure-fluid interaction, structural optimization, structural active control, noise transmission, structural reliability, stochastic...

This book contains some new developments in the area of Structural Dynamics. Its contents cover both theo- retical aspects as well as practical applications and hence can be utilized by students, researchers, as well as practising engineers. The volume concentrates on four major areas, i.e. on load modeling with particular emphasis on earthquake and windloading, structural response analysis, computational reliability procedures, and finally on practical application. This includes e.g. the dynamic analysis of liquid storage tanks under earthquake excitation, the dynamic analysis of the blast...

This book is based on a number of lectures presented at CISM* -Course on "Stochastic Methods in Structural Mechanics", August 28 -30,1985 in Udine, Italy. The chapters presented here are either expanded and/or updated versions of these lectures. The purpose is to introduce readers to basic principles of stochastic methods of structural mechanics, particularly to those of dynamics. For those readers who wish to pursue the study further, the references provided in each chapter will serve as a useful source of information. Nevertheless the readers find some of the advanced topics presented by...