Synonyms
Nonlinear dynamic analysis; Nonlinear response history analysis; Time history analysis
Introduction
Nonlinear response history analysis (NRHA) is used in both engineering industry and academia to assess the seismic performance of structures and to validate simpler analysis methods used in design or assessment. International building codes for the design of new buildings and assessment guidelines for existing buildings generally allow NRHA to be used, although the level of detail in published guidelines is mixed, and industry practice varies. In the past, NRHA was the domain of only a few specialists, but many structural analysis packages are now available to carry it out, and many engineering consultancies have the capability.
NRHA is the most general and most detailed analytic modeled approach in the earthquake engineer’s toolkit, involving the numerical solution of the equation of the motion allowing for both material and geometric nonlinearity. The response of a structure...
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Grant, D.N. (2015). Assessment of Existing Structures Using Response History Analysis. In: Beer, M., Kougioumtzoglou, I.A., Patelli, E., Au, SK. (eds) Encyclopedia of Earthquake Engineering. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35344-4_202
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