by Applied Element Method | Aug 30, 2007 | Conferences
Bridges are critical to the transportation system especially at the time of crises. They are essential for rescue missions, evacuations, and rapid distribution of aid and medical supplies. Bridges are highly visible and accessible structures which make them...
by Applied Element Method | Apr 1, 2006 | Conferences
Many trials have been made to numerically simulate the Alfred P. Murrah Building bombing event using Finite Element Method. These trials were based on removal of one of the main supporting columns to investigate the generated internal forces and the possible...
by Applied Element Method | Aug 6, 2004 | Conferences
Methods to assess the seismic damage to railway structures were proposed in order to reduce the overall seismic damage of railway system. First, a tool for seismic performance assessment (pre-earthquake assessment) of RC structures with/without retrofit operation was...
by Applied Element Method | Aug 6, 2004 | Conferences
Failure of masonry buildings is considered as the major cause of the large number of casualties during the past earthquakes around the world. Masonry constructions are still in practice even in highly seismic regions. Understanding of masonry wall behavior under...
by Applied Element Method | Sep 13, 2002 | Conferences
Hatem Tagel-Din: Collision of Structures During Earthquakes, Proceedings of the 12th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering, London, UK, September 9th – September 13th, 2002 . Share [symple_box color=”gray” fade_in=”false”...
by Applied Element Method | Feb 28, 2000 | Conferences
Simulation of collapse process of a scaled reinforced concrete (RC) structure is carried out and compared with the results obtained by shaking table experiments. The experiment was performed using eleven storied RC building model subjected to a series of base...
