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 | Mar 30, 2006 | Bulletins
DVoronoi Applied Element Method (VAEM) has been developed based on previous Appleid Element Method (AEM). Comparing to the original AEM, the advantage of VAEM can be described as the followings: the boundary of VAEM domain can fit to any type of domain easily,...
by Applied Element Method | Mar 30, 2005 | Bulletins
During earthquakes, pounding of adjacent buildings occurs due to their different dynamic characteristics as well as insufficient separation distance between them. Although earthquake loading is commonly considered in structural design, pounding of adjacent buildings...
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...
