Design of Special Structures for Lateral Loads

Dear Colleagues,

Today, engineers and researchers are facing more challenges related to the design of non-standard or special structures, such as tall buildings, steel storage racks, wind turbines, industrial chimneys, etc. Independently from the material with which the structures are made (steel, reinforced concrete, or masonry), the knowledge required to understand the behavior of such complex constructions is indispensable, especially when these structures are subjected to lateral loads, i.e., earthquake and wind. The design of such structures is governed mainly by their modal properties, dynamic behavior, and slenderness. These governing factors should be treated with caution during the design phase, by using advanced nonlinear modeling techniques or refined models calibrated by experimental data. Some of the main design issues are related to resonance, instability of principal members, non-symmetric elements, the use of thin-walled profiles, and the behavior of the connections.

This Special Issue aims to include articles and review papers addressing the behavior of different special structures under earthquake and/or wind loads. We welcome manuscripts in the field of:

• Modeling techniques for the seismic behavior of non-standard structures;
• Design of tall structures (steel wind turbines, chimney, high-rise buildings, etc.) for wind and/or seismic loads;
• Design and development of vibration mitigation systems/devices;
• Design and analysis of base isolation systems;
• The behavior of structures made of thin-walled and non-symmetric members;
• Analysis of special beam-to-column and base-plate connections.

Dr. Marco Simoncelli
Prof. Dr. Aly-Mousaad Aly
Dr. Marco Zucca
Guest Editors

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