Displacement-Based Approach for the Assessment of Overturning Stability of Rectangular Rigid Barriers Subjected to Point Impact

Authors :: J. S. Perera
Julian S. H. Kwan
Emad Gad
Nelson Lam
Mahdi M. Disfani
Carlos Lam
Arnold C. Y. Yong
Source :: Journal of Engineering Mechanics. 144
Publication Year :: 2018
Publisher :: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 2018.
Abstract: In this paper, a new design approach based on the principles of energy and momentum conservation is proposed for the design of free-standing rigid barriers subject to point impact. The nove...

Subjects :: Engineering
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Mechanical Engineering
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Energy–momentum relation
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Structural engineering
Displacement based
Stability (probability)
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Mechanics of Materials
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