Rocking motion is sensitive to the boundary and initial conditions of a rocking structure,
making experiments nonrepeatable. Thus, the claims that numerical rocking motion models …

This study focuses on structural systems, which are particularly attractive for bridge design.
Specifically, it investigates the seismic performance of single-column bridges, which are …

This paper presents the shake table test results of a novel system for the design of precast
reinforced concrete bridges. The specimen comprises a slab and four precast columns. The …

Letting a column uplift and sustain rocking motion has been suggested as a seismic design
method for bridges. In an effort to increase the redundancy of a rocking bridge, most …

This work studies the dynamics of the Negative Stiffness Bilinear Elastic (NSBE) oscillator.
Such a mathematical idealization can be used to describe deformable rocking systems …

The idea of separating the structure from the horizontal motion of the ground using kinematic
bearings that may uplift and rock under severe ground excitations can be considered …

Rocking motion is notoriously sensitive to the parameters that define it, with experimental
tests oftentimes being non‐repeatable. Therefore, validating numerical models using a …

Complete chattering occurs when a structure undergoes a theoretically infinite sequence of
impacts in finite time, that eventually bring the structure to the state of persistent (continuous) …

With growing interest in rocking structures, it is important to quantify the effects of ground
motion processing schemes on rocking response. To this end, this paper studied the …

Problems for which it is impossible to make a precise causal prediction are commonly
tackled with statistical analysis. Although fairly simple, the problem of a rocking block on a …