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 …

To provide an insight for reliable seismic risk assessment of small building contents, the
rocking response of freestanding wooden blocks subjected to 11 bidirectional horizontal …

This paper presents the shake table testing and finite element (FE) modeling of a modular
prefabricated concrete bridge‐like specimen. The specimen comprised four equal‐height …

A pendulum system is widely used for vibration attenuation and energy harvesting. This
paper considers a pendulum under the attraction of double magnets. The governing …

Closely spaced tall buildings are common in modern urban areas due to limited supply of
land to accommodate rapid growth of population. These buildings are vulnerable in …

In recent years, cylindrical structures free to rock have been exploited in practical
engineering. However, their seismic response in three dimensions (3D), greatly sensitive to …

This paper adopts Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) to treat the rocking problem. Specifically,
it utilises a variety of rigid rocking blocks of different size and slenderness that undergo pure …

Closely spaced tall buildings are common in modern urban areas due to limited supply of
land to accommodate rapid growth of population. These buildings are vulnerable in …