In this paper a general formulation for the nonuniform warping dynamic analysis of beams of arbitrary simply or multiply connected cross section, under arbitrary external [...]

A novel passive vibration isolation and damping concept is implemented to wind turbine towers in order to minimize their response, under wind or seismic loads. This conce [...]

In this paper a novel design methodology for seismic isolation of bridges is presented employing the KDamper passive system and the Harmony Search (HS) optimization algor [...]

In this paper, a higher order beam theory is employed for local buckling analysis of beams of arbitrarily shaped, homogeneous cross-section, taking into account warping a [...]

In this research effort, Isogeometric tools are employed either in the Analog Equation Method (AEM), a boundary element based method, or in the Finite Element Method for [...]

In this paper a 3-D beam element including shear and secondary torsional moment deformation effects is formulated with general warping and bimoment transmission capabilit [...]

In this paper a general solution to the geometrically nonlinear dynamic analysis of plates stiffened by arbitrarily placed parallel beams of arbitrary doubly symmetric cr [...]

The main purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of soil p-y nonlinearity in soil–pile–structure kinematic and inertia interaction. Within this context, [...]

In this paper a boundary element method is developed for the nonlinear flexural-torsional dynamic analysis of beams of arbitrary, simply or multiply connected, constant c [...]