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KuTenk 2000 - SEAR252404-Intelligent Computational Paradigms in Earthquake Engineering

by Nikos D. Lagaros and Yiannis Tsompanakis

2007 (462 pages)

ISBN:9781599040998

Exploring the implementation of neural networks for the representation of structural responses in earthquake engineering, this text assesses the efficiency of seismic design procedures and describes latest findings in intelligent optimal control systems.

Table of Contents

Intelligent Computational Paradigms in Earthquake Engineering
Foreword
Preface
Section I - Structural Optimization Applications
Chapter I	-	Improved Seismic Design Procedures and Evolutionary Tools
Chapter II	-	Applying Neural Networks for Performance-Based Design in Earthquake Engineering
Chapter III	-	Evolutionary Seismic Design for Optimal Performance
Chapter IV	-	Optimal Reliability-Based Design Using Support Vector Machines and Artificial Life Algorithms
Chapter V	-	Optimum Design of Structures for Earthquake Induced Loading by Wavelet Neural Network
Chapter VI	-	Developments in Structural Optimization and Applications to Intelligent Structural Vibration Control
Section II - Structural Assessment Applications
Chapter VII	-	Neuro-Fuzzy Assessment of Building Damage and Safety After an Earthquake
Chapter VIII	-	Learning Machines for Structural Damage Detection
Chapter IX	-	Structural Assessment of RC Constructions and Fuzzy Expert Systems
Chapter X	-	Life-Cycle Cost Evaluation of Bridge Structures Considering Seismic Risk
Chapter XI	-	Soft Computing Techniques in Probabilistic Seismic Analysis of Structures
Section III - Structural Identification Applications
Chapter XII	-	Inverse Analysis of Weak and Strong Motion Downhole Array Data—A Hybrid Optimization Algorithm
Chapter XIII	-	Genetic Algorithms in Structural Identification and Damage Detection
Chapter XIV	-	Neural Network-Based Identification of Structural Parameters in Multistory Buildings
Chapter XV	-	Application of Neurocomputing to Parametric Identification Using Dynamic Responses
Chapter XVI	-	Neural Networks for the Simulation and Identification Analysis of Buildings Subjected to Paraseismic Excitations