10.16 - Limitations in Earthquake Engineering Practice
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Practice Questions
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What assumption does Duhamel's Integral make about the system's response?
💡 Hint: Consider how real systems react to changes in load.
Why is zero initial condition important in Duhamel's Integral?
💡 Hint: Think about how initial conditions might affect the outcome.
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What does Duhamel's Integral assume about the structural response?
💡 Hint: Think about how linear response would simplify calculations.
True or False: Duhamel's Integral is suitable for analyzing inelastic behavior.
💡 Hint: Consider how structures might behave in extreme situations.
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Challenge Problems
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Given a structure with known initial displacements before an earthquake, analyze how ignoring these in calculations using Duhamel's Integral may lead to dangerous outcomes.
💡 Hint: Reflect on how the structure was set just before the load application.
If a building is modeled using Duhamel's Integral but shows signs of inelastic behavior during an earthquake, what deeper analysis could be conducted to assess structural integrity?
💡 Hint: Consider methods outside linear approaches when plastic behavior is detected.
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