Fluid-viscous dampers played a crucial role in the protection of new or existing buildings
against external actions as earthquakes and winds. In the last decade, several …

As the forward directivity and fling effect characteristics of the near-fault ground motions,
seismic response of structures in the near field of a rupturing fault can be significantly …

Building isolation is a practical and ubiquitous method for reducing inter-story drift and story
acceleration. Previously it has been shown that since an isolator can increase the time …

Non-destructive testing (NDT) is a crucial method for detecting damages in concrete
structures. Structural damage can lead to functional changes, necessitating a range of …

Low-rise brick masonry buildings are considered the most vulnerable type of structures
when they are subjected to seismic excitation. Base isolation is considered a widely adopted …

This study aims to investigate seismic behavior of lead-core rubber elastomeric bearing
(LRB) and curved surface friction pendulum slider (FPS) base isolated models considering …

In this article, seismic fragility of a base-isolated special Reinforced Concrete (RC) moment
frame is investigated under near-fault pulse-type ground motion records. The vulnerability of …

This study aims to compare seismic response of fixed-base and most preferred base
isolation models including lead rubber bearing (LRB), curved surface friction bearing (FPS) …

Base isolation is a proven technology effective in minimizing earthquake-induced damage to
both the structural and non-structural elements (especially freestanding contents) of …

This article aims to present the results of an investigation on detection and quantification of
damage location and severity for steel structures using wavelet packet transform for …