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Adaptation of Nontraditional Control Techniques to Nonlinear Micro and Macro Mechanical Systems
… At the macro level, we consider a quay-side container crane. It is known that the United States relies on ocean transportation for 95% of cargo tonnage that moves in and out of the country. Each year over six million loaded marine containers enter U.S. ports. Current growth predictions …
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Seismic Behaviour of Retaining Walls with Adjacent Structures
Container cranes are essential to the local economy due to their functions in goods transportation. However, container cranes are vulnerable to earthquakes and tend to suffer damage caused by the failure of their foundations embedded in liquefiable soils. Additionally, despite the importance and …
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Shake table experiments for the determination of the seismic response of jumbo container cranes
Container cranes represent one of the most critical components of ports worldwide. Despite their importance to port operations, the seismic behavior of cranes has been largely ignored. Since the 1960s, industry experts have recommended allowing cranes to uplift, believing that it would limit the …