Alessandro Contento
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
51 Papers
44 Citations
Alessandro Contento is an academic researcher from University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. The author has contributed to research in topics: Computer science & Rigid body. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 33 publications. Previous affiliations of Alessandro Contento include University of L'Aquila.
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Papers
Structural performance of the historic and modern buildings of the University of L’Aquila during the seismic events of April 2009☆
Alfredo Maria Ceci,Alessandro Contento,L. Fanale,D. Galeota,Vincenzo Gattulli,Marco Lepidi,Francesco Potenza +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors focused their attention on understanding the behavior of these buildings during the earthquake events that repeatedly struck the region of L’Aquila during the seismic sequence of April 2009.
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Base isolation of slide-rocking non-symmetric rigid blocks under impulsive and seismic excitations
A. Di Egidio,Alessandro Contento +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyzed the influence of base isolation on the behavior of rigid blocks representing works of art, and found that base isolation can be more effective for rigid bodies with geometrical parameters similar to those of real works.
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Investigations into the benefits of base isolation for non-symmetric rigid blocks
Alessandro Contento,A. Di Egidio +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the influence of base isolation on the behaviour of a work of art has been analyzed, where a non-symmetric rigid body is modelled with a base that is connected to a visco-elastic device, representing the passive control system.
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3D model of rigid block with a rectangular base subject to pulse-type excitation
TL;DR: In this article, a model of a 3D rigid body with a rectangular base, able to rock around a side or a vertex of the base is developed, and the equations of motion are obtained through the general balance principle.
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Seismic response of a non-symmetric rigid block on a constrained oscillating base
A. Di Egidio,Alessandro Contento +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the influence of base isolation on the behavior of rigid blocks which represent works of art has been analyzed and two types of security stops have been considered and their effects on the system investigated, one is able to prevent isolation device breakage by limiting the displacement of the oscillating base to a maximum safety value, the others are introduced to prevent the rigid body from falling off the base.
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