Presidential Young Investigator Award - Seismic Analysis andDesign of Unanchored Liquid Storage Tanks

这是1988财政年度发起的总统青年调查员奖。 所要进行的研究涉及一般类别的 结构振动的典型周期 与非弹性体积 应变积累，或孔隙压力变化所需的时间。 另外，数值模拟将用于评估分析 使用新设计的在线拟动力学方法得到的结果 测试方法 现有的有限元代码（ABAQUS）将 用于模拟交叉支撑构件中的局部屈曲现象。 这些都是基础研究， 了解结构动力学中经常遇到的问题， 地震工程实践

This is a Presidential Young Investigator Award initiated in FY 88. The research to be carried out deals with a general class of problems in which the typical periods of oscillation of the structure are small compared to the time over which inelastic volumetric strains build up, or the time required for pore pressure changes. Separately numerical simulation will be used to evaluate the analysis results obtained from using newly devised on-line pseudodynamic testing approach. An existing finite element code (ABAQUS) will be used to model local buckling phenomena in cross bracing members. These are fundamental research which would enhance the understanding of structural dynamics problems often encountered in earthquake engineering practice.