Sentence examples for maximum horizontal displacement from inspiring English sources
Finally, a design method for a shallow circular arch with elastic horizontal supports is proposed with the requirement of the elastic-plastic buckling load carrying capacity and the maximum horizontal displacement of the supports for engineering reference.
The economic efficiency, the sensitivities of maximum horizontal displacement and maximum settlement of the dam to water level changes, the overall stability, and the overall strength security were taken into account during the optimization process.
Finally, a design method of the steel arch with elastic horizontal and rotational end restraints is proposed taking both ultimate resistance and maximum horizontal displacement of the supports into account for engineering reference.
This paper describes the development of a design chart for the estimation of maximum horizontal displacement within a municipal landfill using the height and the side slope of the landfill.
The building suffered an important tilting, presenting maximum settlement of 260 mm and a maximum horizontal displacement at the top of the building of 177 mm, which considerably reduced its habitability and security conditions.
A stochastic finite element analysis is used to develop system fragilities, which depict the probability of exceeding three limit states related to the maximum horizontal displacement, maximum interstory drift ratio and elastic bending moment capacity as a function of lateral force.
The maximum horizontal displacements are plotted for each storey in global x and y directions.
Figure 8a,b plots the maximum horizontal displacements of the cracked RCS ten-storey building with different SW positions in the x and y directions, respectively.
Open image in new window Figure 7 Maximum horizontal displacements of the SCS ten-storey R/C building: (a) x direction, (b) y direction.
Open image in new window Figure 9 Maximum horizontal displacements of the SCS six-storey R/C building: (a) x direction, (b) y direction.
Figure 9a,b plots the maximum horizontal displacements of the cracked six-storey SCS building with different SW positions in the x and y directions, respectively.
