Letting columns uplift has been proposed as an earthquake response modification strategy for bridges and other large structures. Uplift could be allowed along solely one [...]

The rocking oscillator has drawn the attention of many researchers since the publication of Housner’s [1] seminal paper. As the response of the rocking oscillator is hi [...]

The response of rigid freely rocking SDOF systems has been extensively studied. It has been shown that single large rocking bodies, or single-story frames made of rocking [...]

The in-plane (2d) response of rigid rocking blocks has been extensively studied. In order to use rocking as a seismic response modification strategy for large structures [...]

The relations between the strength reduction factor Ry, the displacement ductility μ and the vibration period of the structure Tn have been extensively studied for fixed [...]

Early studies of the response of rigid blocks allowed to uplift and rock under seismic motion have shown a scale effect that characterizes the response of rocking blocks [...]

This paper investigates the planar rocking response of an array of free-standing columns capped with a freely supported rigid beam in an effort to explain the appreciable [...]

This paper examines the rocking response and stability of rigid blocks standing free on an isolated base supported on linear viscoelastic bearings and bearings that exhib [...]