Non-Gaussian along-wind response analysis in time and frequency domains

Engineering Structures

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 49-57

  Gusella, V ^a   Materazzi, A L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Frequency domain analysis; MDOF structures; Non Gaussian along wind response

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); DYNAMIC RESPONSE; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RELIABILITY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL METHODS; STEEL STRUCTURES; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; TURBULENT FLOW; WIND STRESS;

POWER SPECTRAL DENSITY;

BROADCASTING ANTENNAS;

RESPONSE ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE; TURBULENCE; WIND POWER;

EID: 0344980287     PISSN: 01410296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-0296(98)00074-1     Document Type: Article

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