RMS Research Reports

Sweetman, Bert advised by Winterstein, Steven R. and Cornell, C. Allin "Airgap Analysis of Floating Structures subject to Random Seas: Prediction of Extremes using Diffraction Analysis versus Model Test Results'' PhD Thesis and Report RMS-42, August, 2001.
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Carballo, Jorge Eduardo advised by Cornell, C. Allin "Probabilistic Seismic Demand Analysis: Spectrum Matching and Design,'' PhD Thesis and Report RMS-41, July, 2000.
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Thráinsson, H., A.S. Kiremidjian, and S.R. Winterstein, "Modeling of Earthquake Ground Motion in the Frequency Domain,'' Report No. RMS–40 (Ph.D. Thesis), RMS Program, Stanford University, May 2000.
Fitzwater, L.M. and Winterstein, S.R., "Estimation of Extremes from Limited Time Histories: The Routine MAXFITS with Wind Turbine Examples'' Report No. RMS–39, RMS Program, Stanford University, May 2000.

Manuel, L., Kashef, T., and Winterstein, S.R., "Moment-Based Probability Modelling and Extreme Response Estimation: The FITS Routine (Version 1.2),'' Report No. RMS–38, RMS Program, Stanford University, May 1999.
Sweetman, B. and Winterstein, S.R., "Second-Order Random Ocean Waves: Prediction of Temporal and Spatial Variation from Fixed and Moving References: The WAVEMAKER Routine (Version 3.2),'' Report No. RMS–37, RMS Program, Stanford University, May 1999.
de Jong, P.R. and Winterstein, S.R. (supervisor), "Prediction of Extreme Responses from Limited Data,'' Report No. RMS–36 (Engineer's Thesis), RMS Program, Stanford University, May 1999.
Shome, N. and Cornell, C.A. (supervisor), "Probabilistic Seismic Demand Analysis of Nonlinear Structures,'' Report No. RMS–35 (Ph.D. Thesis), RMS Program, Stanford University, May 1999.

Sweetman, B. and and Winterstein, S.R., "Second-Order Random Ocean Waves: Translation to a Moving Reference Frame,'' Technical Note No. TN–5, RMS Program, Stanford University, July 1998.
Manuel, L. and Winterstein, S.R., "Estimation of Air Gap Statistics for Floating Structures,'' Technical Note No. TN–4, RMS Program, Stanford University, June 1998.
de Jong, P.R. and Winterstein, S.R., "Probabilistic Models of Dynamic Response and Bootstrap-Based Estimates of Extremes: The Routine MAXFITS,'' Report No. RMS–34, RMS Program, Stanford University, June 1998.
Sweetman, B., Jha, A.K., and Winterstein, S.R., "Second-Order Random Ocean Waves: Prediction of Temporal and Spatial Variation: The WAVEMAKER Routine,'' Report No. RMS–33, RMS Program, Stanford University, June 1998.
Engebretsen, K., and Winterstein, S.R., "Probabilistic Specification of Metocean Criteria: Generating and Search N-Year Contours for Extreme Response Estimation: The HTCNTR, IFORM, and SURFIT Routines,'' Report No. RMS–32, RMS Program, Stanford University, June 1998.
Kashef, T., and Winterstein, S.R., "Moment-Based Probability Modelling and Extreme Response Estimation: The FITS Routine,'' Report No. RMS–31, RMS Program, Stanford University, June 1998.
Engebretsen, K., and Winterstein, S.R., "Probability-Based Design Loads and Responses of Floating Structures: Extreme Slow Drift and Tether Tension,'' Report No. RMS–30, RMS Program, Stanford University, June 1998.

Shome, N, Cornell, C.A., Bazzurro, P., and Carballo, J.E., "Earthquakes, Records and Nonlinear MDOF Records,'' Report No. RMS–29, RMS Program, Stanford University, June 1997.
Kumar, S., and Winterstein, S.R., "SURFIT: Using Moment Response Surfaces to Estimate Extreme Response from Wave, Wind, and Current,'' Report No. RMS–28, RMS Program, Stanford University, June 1997.
Jha, A.K., and Winterstein, S.R., "CYCLES 2.0: Fatigue Reliability Models and Results for Wave and Wind Applications,'' Report No. RMS–27, RMS Program, Stanford University, June 1997.
Jha, A.K., and Winterstein, S.R., "Nonlinear Ship Loads and Ship Fatigue Reliability,'' Report No. RMS–26, RMS Program, Stanford University, June 1997.
Jha, A.K., and Winterstein, S.R., "Spar Floating Platform: Numerical Analysis and Comparison with Data,'' Report No. RMS–25, RMS Program, Stanford University, June 1997.
Jha, A.K., and Winterstein, S.R., "Nonlinear Random Ocean Waves: Prediction and Comparison with Data,'' Report No. RMS–24, RMS Program, Stanford University, June 1997.

Torhaug, R., and Winterstein, S.R. (supervisor), "Extreme Response of Nonlinear Ocean Structures: Identification of Minimal Stochastic Wave Input for Time-Domain Simulation,'' Report No. RMS–23 (Ph.D. Thesis), RMS Program, Stanford University, July 1996.
Jha, A.K. and Winterstein, S.R., "Wavemaker 2.0: Simulation and Identification of Second-Order Waves,'' Report No. RMS–22, RMS Program, Stanford University, July 1996.
Schmucker, D.G. and Cornell, C.A (supervisor), "Near-Failure Behavior of Jacket-Type Offshore Platforms Platforms in the Extreme Wave Environment,'' Report No. RMS–21 (Ph.D. Thesis), RMS Program, Stanford University, July 1996.
Ude, T.C. and Winterstein, S.R., "Predicting Fatigue Damage Matrices for Floating Structures across Multiple Seastates: the DamMat Routine,'' Report No. RMS–20, RMS Program, Stanford University, July 1996.
Winterstein, S.R., "The FITS Routine: Fitting Distributions to Multiple Databases and Estimating Combined Extremes,'' Report No. RMS–19, RMS Program, Stanford University, July 1996.
Ude, T.C., Kumar, S., and Winterstein, S.R., "TFPOP 2.1: Stochastic Response Analysis of Floating Structures under Wind, Current, and Second-Order Wave Loads,'' Report No. RMS–18, RMS Program, Stanford University, July 1996.
Ude, T.C. and Winterstein, S.R., "IFORM: An Invese-FORM Routine to Estimate Response Levels with Specified Return Periods,'' Technical Note No. TN–3, RMS Program, Stanford University, July 1996.

Jha, A.K. and Winterstein, S.R., "Second-Order Random Waves: Simulation in Time and Space,'' Report No. RMS–17, RMS Program, Stanford University, April 1995.
Winterstein, S.R., Lang, C.H., and Kumar, S. "Fitting: A Subroutine to Fit Four-Moment Probability Distributions to Data,'' Report No. RMS–14, RMS Program, Stanford University, January 1995. (Same as Sandia Report SAND94-3039)

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