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Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering for Protection and Development of Environment and Constructions Open
Several methods are commonly used for the evaluation of liquefaction potential in soils. These include criteria based on SPT and CPT tests, shear wave velocity measurements and gradation limits, amongst others. This study applies the conce…
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Assessment of Earthquake‐Induced Landslide Hazard in Greece: From Arias Intensity to Spatial Distribution of Slope Resistance Demand Open
The earthquake-induced landslide hazard in Greece is evaluated by
\nmeans of a parametric time probabilistic approach. First, by taking into account the
\ncharacteristics of seismicity affecting Greece, we calculated occurrence probabiliti…
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Observational failure analysis of precast buildings after the 2012 Emilia earthquakes Open
The 2012 Emilia (Italy) earthquakes struck a highly industrialized area including several thousands of industrial prefabricated buildings. Due to the lack of specific design and detailing for earthquake resistance, precast reinforced concr…
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Fatigue‐resistant Fe‐Mn‐Si‐based alloy seismic dampers to counteract long‐period ground motion Open
In recent years, resonance in high‐rise buildings due to long‐period ground motion, which induces large‐amplitude cyclic deformation of seismic dampers, has become a matter of significant concern. Performance requirements for seismic dampe…
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High-strength steel frames with SMA connections in self-centring energy-dissipation bays: insights and a multimodal nonlinear static procedure Open
This study explores the effectiveness of shape-memory-alloy (SMA)-based self-centring energy-dissipation bays (SCEDBs) for enhancing the seismic performance of high-strength-steel (HSS) frames. The work commences with the development of an…
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Earthquake Safety Assessment of Buildings through Rapid Visual Screening Open
Earthquake is among the most devastating natural disasters causing severe economical, environmental, and social destruction. Earthquake safety assessment and building hazard monitoring can highly contribute to urban sustainability through …
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SURVEY, HBIM AND CONSERVATION PLAN OF A MONUMENTAL BUILDINGDAMAGED BY EARTHQUAKE Open
Surveying a monumental building damaged by the earthquake means to analyse its geometries, the structural elements, the connection still exist between the different parts, in order to define its state of conservation, to make structural an…
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Seismic analysis of adjacent buildings subjected to double pounding considering soil–structure interaction Open
A 2D model of two adjacent buildings with different heights (6 and 12 floors) and foundation levels without separation distance under seismic load and considering SSI is investigated. A special arrangement of contact elements (gap elements…
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Experimental Analysis of a Shake Table Test of Timber-Framed Structures with Stone and Earth Infill Open
The seismic performance of timber-framed structures filled with stones and earth mortar has been analyzed by introducing the structural subscales (cell, wall, house) at which monotonic and cyclic loadings were considered. This article aims…
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Improved Rapid Assessment of Earthquake Hazard Safety of Structures via Artificial Neural Networks Open
The vulnerability of structures mainly depends on the structural resistance system of buildings to earthquake. It is unlikely that all existing buildings can be inspected in detail. Therefore, rapid methods for evaluating buildings have be…
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Calculation on seismic resistance of box-shaped structures of large-panel buildings Open
The article is devoted to the theoretical calculation of the box-shaped structure of large-panel buildings on dynamic effects, taking into account the spatial work of transverse and longitudinal walls under dynamic effects, set by the base…
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Technical and technological aspects of ensuring seismic stability during the construction of buildings and structures Open
The aim of the work is to consider the basic technical and technological aspects of ensuring the seismic resistance during the construction of buildings and structures, to study and analyze the existing technologies of earthquake-resistant…
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Experimental Campaigns on Mechanical Properties and Seismic Performance of Unstabilized Rammed Earth—A Literature Review Open
Earthen architecture has a significant share in the world’s fund of both residential architecture and cultural heritage. It provides a home to more than half of the world’s population and can be found in seismically active areas. Empirical…
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Seismic reliability implied by behavior‐factor‐based design Open
Force‐based seismic design involves the reduction of elastic spectra by introducing a behavior factor, q . This approach is widespread in engineering practice; however, recent studies have shown that structures consistently designed at dif…
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The Mesh of Shells of a Bionic Type to be Operated in Extreme Habitats Open
The authors of the article emphasized the structural efficiency and unique geometry of bionic shells which make it possible to implement the most extraordinary architectural solutions. The estimations of different options of geodetic shell…
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Effective location of shear wall on performance of building frame subjected to earthquake load Open
This paper deals with the non-linear analysis of frame for various positions of shear wall in a building frame.In this present study, the focus is to identify effective location of shear wall in multi-storey building.Considering model one …
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Multi-Objective Weather Routing of Sailboats Considering Wave Resistance Open
The article presents a method to determine the route of a sailing vessel with the aid of deterministic algorithms. The method assumes that the area in which the route is to be determined is limited and the basic input data comprise the win…
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Experimental Investigations into Earthquake Resistance of Steel Frame Retrofitted by Low-Yield-Point Steel Energy Absorbers Open
This paper is the world’s first to highlight an experimental investigation into the earthquake responses of a steel frame retrofitted by novel metallic bending energy absorbers made of low-yield-point steel with the yield strength of appro…
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Earthquake Safety Assessment of Buildings Through Rapid Visual Screening Open
Earthquake is among the most devastating natural disasters causing severe economic, environmental, and social destruction. Earthquake safety assessment and building hazard monitoring can highly contribute to urban sustainable development t…
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Performance Based Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete Building Open
In past two decades earthquake disasters in the world have shown that significant damage occurred even when the buildings were designed as per the conventional earthquake-resistant design philosophy (force-based approach) exposing the inab…
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Effects of Building Configuration on Seismic Performance of RC Buildings by Pushover Analysis Open
In the recent earthquakes, concrete structures have been severely damaged or collapsed, which has raised questions against the seismic adequacy of existing buildings. These existing reinforced concrete buildings need to be evaluated to det…
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EARTHQUAKE-RESISTANT BUILDING DESIGN: INNOVATIONS AND CHALLENGES Open
This study provides a comprehensive systematic review of innovations in earthquake-resistant building design, focusing on advancements in materials, technologies, and methodologies aimed at enhancing structural resilience. A total of 32 pe…
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Adoption of seismic-resistant techniques in reconstructed housing in the aftermath of Nepal’s 2015 Gorkha earthquake Open
Earthquake affected households too often insufficiently apply seismic construction knowledge during reconstruction. This study aims to assess to what degree safety guidelines have found their way to practice in Nepal. Differences are explo…
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<i>In situ</i> evaluation of a timber structure using a drilling resistance device. Case study: Kjøpmannsgata 27, Trondheim (Norway) Open
The aim of this study was to evaluate the structural health of a 19th-century warehouse located in Trondheim using a drilling resistance device. The building, Kjøpmannsgata 27, is one of the many bryggene which are situated along the river…
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EARTHQUAKE LOSS ASSESSMENT OF STEEL FRAME BUILDINGS DESIGNED IN HIGHLY SEISMIC REGIONS Open
In recent years, there is an increasing need to quantify earthquake-induced losses throughout the expected life of a building in order to evaluate alternative design options and to minimize repairs in the aftermath of an earthquake.For thi…
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Researching design solutions for frames of buildings in case of increased seismic intensity in specific zones Open
\nCurrently, there is a trend to increase the estimated seismic hazard for construction sites. With this, the buildings erected under the previously valid norms have the lesser hazard resistance. The present article inquiries into an issue…
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Earthquake Performance of Two Vintage URM Buildings Retrofitted Using Surface Bonded GFRP: Case Study Open
As part of a seismic retrofit scheme, surface bonded glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) fabric was applied to two unreinforced masonry (URM) buildings located in Christchurch, New Zealand. The unreinforced stone masonry of Christchurch …
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Comparison of the impacts of harmonic and seismic waves on an underground pipeline during the Gazli earthquake Open
The paper considers a class of problems of the dynamics of spatial systems of underground pipelines under the action of three-component seismic waves propagating in soil based on instrumental records of real earthquakes. A comparison was m…
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Quantification of Vertical Irregularities for Earthquake Resistant Reinforced Concrete Buildings Open
In modern urban construction, irregular buildings are increasingly constructed to fulfill architectural and functional requirements. However, these buildings revealed unfavorable seismic performance during the past earthquake records. When…
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EVALUATION TYPES OF EXTERIOR WALLS TO RECONSTRUCT IRAN EARTHQUAKE AREAS (AHAR HERIS VARZEQAN) BY USING AHP AND FUZZY METHODS Open
Two earthquakes of magnitude 6.1mb occurred at the Ahar and around 16000 residential buildings were destroyed. one of the conspicuous issues in the earthquake is property management to reconstruct and confront the crisis. in this regard, s…