First-excursion stochastic incremental dynamics methodology for hysteretic structural systems subject to seismic excitation

• Published in: Computers & structures Vol. 242; p. 106359
• Main Authors: Mitseas, Ioannis P., Beer, Michael
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2021; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Bilinear hysteretic systems; Building codes; Damping ratio; Dynamic structural analysis; Earthquake accelerograms; Earthquake damage; Excitation spectra; First-excursion probability density function; Hysteresis; Iterative methods; Limit states; Mechanization; Methodology; Nonlinear analysis; Nonlinear dynamics; Nonlinear response; Nonlinear stochastic dynamics; Nonlinear systems; Performance-based engineering; Probability density functions; Probability theory; Response time; Robustness (mathematics); Seismic design; Seismic engineering; Seismic response; Stochastic averaging; Stochastic iterative linearization scheme; Twisting; Bilinear hysteretic systems; Stochastic iterative linearization scheme; First-excursion probability density function; Performance-based engineering; Stochastic averaging; Nonlinear stochastic dynamics

•First-excursion PDF-based stochastic incremental dynamics methodology.•Threefold functional relation between the IMs and the EDPs in conjunction with LSs.•Efficient limit-state first-passage PDF estimates.•Random vibration analysis in alignment with contemporary aseismic codes.•Force-dependent syst...