There has been significant research effort on seismic-resistant precast bridge columns;
however, the research results have not been transferred into the industry to achieve their full …

An argument of engineers and researchers against the use of rocking as a seismic response
modification technique is that the rocking motion of a structure is chaotic and the existing …

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 …

A new finite element model to analyze the seismic response of deformable rocking bodies
and rocking structures is presented. The model comprises a set of beam elements to …

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 …

Rocking isolation has been increasingly studied as a promising design concept to limit the
earthquake damage of civil structures. Despite the difficulties and uncertainties of predicting …

A rocking podium structure is a class of structures consisting of a superstructure placed on
top of a rigid slab supported by free‐standing columns. The free‐standing columns respond …

Rocking isolation of structures is evolving as an alternative design concept in earthquake
engineering. The present paper investigates the seismic performance of an actual overpass …

In order to use rocking as a seismic response modification strategy along both directions of
seismic excitation, a three‐dimensional (3D) rocking model should be developed. Since …

The response of a rigid rocking block is traditionally described by its tilt angle. This is a
correct description, but this paper suggests that describing rocking via displacements is …