Non-Gaussian Response of MDOF Wind-Exposed Structures: Analysis by Bicorrelation Function and Bispectrum

Meccanica

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 299-307

  Gusella, Vittorio ^a   Materazzi, Annibale Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Along wind response; MDOF systems; Non Gaussian processes; Structural dynamics; Wind engineering

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); DYNAMIC RESPONSE; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STATISTICAL METHODS; TURBULENCE; WIND EFFECTS;

ALONG WIND RESPONSE; NON GAUSSIAN PROCESSES; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS; WIND ENGINEERING;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032093082     PISSN: 00256455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004355317308     Document Type: Article

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