Edward A. L. Smith wrote several papers on the dynamic analysis of piles. I am looking for biographical information on Smith. When was he born? Where did he work? What professional societies was he a member of? Is he still living?
The handbook covers base shear.
There is another reference:
Guidelines for the Design of Buried Steel Pipe
Published by:
American Lifelines Alliance (ALA)and
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Section 11 of the Guideline covers Earthquake...
Two items:
International Handbook of Earthquake Engineering
by Mario Paz
This reference give the Seismic Codes for 34 countries.
The Department of the Interior, United States Geological Survey, publishes a World Seismicity Map showing all earthquakes greater than 4.5 from 1963 to date of...
Handbook of Concrete Egineering
Edited by Mark Fintel
Van Nostrand Reinhold Company
1974
Section 6.9, page 170, Fatigue of Concrete
Section 22.4.5, page 646, Fatigue
Thees sections discuss fatigue. They include S-N curves, Goodman diagrams and also recommend a limit of 50% of the modulus of...
Knowing how fatigue life goes down as stress level goes up and knowing that in some cases the stress was twice the allowable, it is hard to understand how the bridge remained standing for 40 years.
The following are three usefull references for future use:
Analysis of Plates and Shells
Philip L. Gould
Prentice Hall, 1999
Beams, Plates and Shells
Lloyd Hamilton Donnell
McGraw-Hill, 1976
Analysis of Plstes
David McFarland
Bert L. Smith
Walter D. Bernhart
Spartan Books, 1972
See "Guidelines for the Design of Buried Steel Pipe". published by American Lifelines Alliancs and ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers. If you Google the title, you will find the publication available in PDF format on line. You can download it.
The original article by Ramberg & Osgood "Stress-Strain Curve by Three Parameters" can be downloaded from NACA.
Google: NACA TN-902 1943
Go to the first web site and enter: TN-902
You will see the title and can download the pdf file.
A very good reference covering all aspects of your questions can be found in:
Belt Conveyors for Bulk Materials. Published by the Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association.
I beleive that an old dog can learn a new trick. Learn RPN. You will have broadened you calculating ability and have two methods to pick from. It will also allow you to follow another engineer when checking calculations.
I would like to obtain a copy of:
CH-18-58 Soviet Code of Practice for Foundations Subjected to Dynamic Effects.
Does anyone have a copy, or suggestions on obtaining a copy.
A good reference for all aspects of earthquake engineering is: "International Handbook of Earthquake Engineering, Codes, Programs, and Examples", edited by Mario Paz
The following publications cover dynamic aspects of foundations (including piles).
ASCE:
Dynamic Response of Pile Foundations, Analytical Aspects.
Dynamic Response of Pile Foundations, Experiment, Analysis, and Observation.
Transactions of ASCE 127, Part 1, pp 863-898, "Foundation...
IRstuff, in addition to your work indicating your name, a "smith" was an expert in his field. Check out the author of:
Structural Engineering, Vol 1: Introduction to Design Concepts and Analysis,
Structural Engineering, Vol 2: Intermediate Structures,
Structural Engineering, Vol 3: Behavoir...