Resilience metrics and measurement methods for transportation infrastructure: The state of the art
Transportation infrastructure plays an important role in supporting the national economy and
social well-being. Extreme events have caused terrible physical damages to the …
social well-being. Extreme events have caused terrible physical damages to the …
Seismic fragility assessment of highway bridges: a state-of-the-art review
AHM Muntasir Billah… - Structure and infrastructure …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Safety and serviceability of highway bridges, during and after an earthquake, is a
prerequisite to ensure continuous transport facilities, emergency and evacuation routes …
prerequisite to ensure continuous transport facilities, emergency and evacuation routes …
Seismic vulnerability assessment of tall pier bridges under mainshock-aftershock-like earthquake sequences using vector-valued intensity measure
In most current seismic investigations on bridges with tall piers, only mainshock actions are
considered without incorporating the effect of mainshock-aftershock (MA) sequences. This …
considered without incorporating the effect of mainshock-aftershock (MA) sequences. This …
Selection of optimal intensity measures in probabilistic seismic demand models of highway bridge portfolios
JE Padgett, BG Nielson… - … engineering & structural …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Probabilistic seismic demand models are a common and often essential step in generating
analytical fragility curves for highway bridges. With these probabilistic models being …
analytical fragility curves for highway bridges. With these probabilistic models being …
Cloud-IDA-MSA conversion of fragility curves for efficient and high-fidelity resilience assessment
In performance-based earthquake engineering framework, seismic fragility functions play a
fundamental role for quantifying the seismic resilience. There are three main approaches for …
fundamental role for quantifying the seismic resilience. There are three main approaches for …
Analytical-mechanical based framework for seismic overall fragility analysis of existing RC buildings in town compartments
The paper presents an analytical-mechanical based procedure to estimate the seismic
overall fragility of existing reinforced concrete building portfolios in town compartments, as …
overall fragility of existing reinforced concrete building portfolios in town compartments, as …
Analytical seismic fragility curves for typical bridges in the central and southeastern United States
BG Nielson, R DesRoches - Earthquake spectra, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
Seismic fragility curves for classes of highway bridges are essential for risk assessment of
highway transportation networks exposed to seismic hazards. This study develops seismic …
highway transportation networks exposed to seismic hazards. This study develops seismic …
Lead-rubber-bearing with negative stiffness springs (LRB-NS) for base-isolation seismic design of resilient bridges: A theoretical feasibility study
Advanced seismic isolation devices and systems have been recognized as promising
measures toward resilient design of bridge structures. This paper proposes a base isolation …
measures toward resilient design of bridge structures. This paper proposes a base isolation …
Aging considerations in the development of time-dependent seismic fragility curves
This paper presents the formulation of a time-dependent seismic fragility format for bridges,
as well as new insights into the potential effects of aging and deterioration on seismic …
as well as new insights into the potential effects of aging and deterioration on seismic …
Methodology for the development of analytical fragility curves for retrofitted bridges
Fragility curves for retrofitted bridges indicate the influence of various retrofit measures on
the probability of achieving specified levels of damage. This paper presents an analytical …
the probability of achieving specified levels of damage. This paper presents an analytical …