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Equivalent Non-Linearization of Hysteretic Systems by Means of RPS

Panagiotis G. AsterisLiborio CavaleriM.f. Ferrotto

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Thesaurus (information retrieval)Computer scienceSeismic assessment Hysteretic systems Potential systems Moment equations Equivalent non-linearization Stochastic calculus0211 other engineering and technologiesStochastic calculus020101 civil engineering02 engineering and technologyBuilding and Constructionlcsh:TH1-97450201 civil engineeringAlgebraSearch engineSeismic assessmentLinearization021105 building & constructionMoment equationslcsh:Building construction

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BackgroundThe analysis of elastoplastic systems with hardening (Bouc-Wen systems) under stochastic (seismic) loads needs the evaluation of higher order statistics even in the simplest case of normal distributed input. ObjectiveIn this paper, a non-linearization technique is proposed in order to evaluate the moments of any order of the response. MethodThis technique is developed by means of a nonlinear class of systems whose statistics are a priori known. The parameters of such systems can be chosen in such a way that the two systems are equivalent in a wide sense. Result & ConclusionIn the paper, the strategy to obtain the equivalence and the reliability of the results are discussed.

10.2174/1874836801812010319http://hdl.handle.net/10447/344547