The dynamic response of freestanding structures is poorly predicted due to known sensitivity
to geometry and input motion. To further elucidate the salient features of this dynamic …

Systems of unattached, or freestanding, structures are highly vulnerable to damage and/or
collapse during an earthquake, as evidenced during numerous past events. This class of …

The seismic protection of cultural heritage, particularly statues, is a critical issue due to its
high cultural significance, difficulty to repair or replace artifacts, and observed poor behavior …

Advanced performance-based earthquake engineering (PBEE), as documented by FEMA P-
58 provisions, can well serve as the bedrock for a building-specific risk assessment …

Modal Analysis is a common practice to define parameters of structure under scientific view.
The properties that come along need to be enlightened so that every circumstance …

Much of the built infrastructure that exists today has outlived its designed life and the
unknown health of these structures poses safety and life-time maintenance concerns. The …

This dissertation presents a component-based loss assessment framework for estimating
monetary losses due to damages in structural and non-structural elements for different …

Abstract Systems of unattached, or freestanding, structures are highly vulnerable to sliding
and/or overturning when subject to seismic excitation. This class of structures includes many …

Abstract The Mw 6.3 Meinong earthquake, which struck southern Taiwan on February 6,
2016, was characterized by an oblique left lateral strike-slip motion with a minor reverse …

Modal Analysis is a common practice to define parameters of structure under scientific view.
The properties that come along need to be enlightened so that every circumstance …