Machine learning-aided peak displacement and floor acceleration-based design of hybrid self-centering braced frames

S Hu, W Wang, MS Alam, S Zhu, K Ke - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
The hybrid self-centering braced frame (HSBF) is an emerging seismic resilient structural
system with the capacity of controlling peak inter-story drifts and floor accelerations and …

Seismic damage assessment of unanchored nonstructural components taking into account the building response

D D'Angela, G Magliulo, E Cosenza - Structural Safety, 2021 - Elsevier
The paper presents an extended seismic damage assessment of unanchored nonstructural
components by means of rigid block analysis. Both (real) ground and floor motions are …

Seismic response and capacity of inelastic acceleration‐sensitive nonstructural elements subjected to building floor motions

G Magliulo, D D'Angela - Earthquake Engineering & Structural …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The paper investigates the seismic response of nonstructural elements (NEs), focusing on
acceleration‐sensitive components housed in buildings, modelled as inelastic Ibarra …

Strength‐reduction factors for the design of light nonstructural elements in buildings

AK Kazantzi, E Miranda… - … Engineering & Structural …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Strength‐reduction factors that reduce ordinates of floor spectra acceleration due to
nonlinearity in the secondary system are investigated. In exchange for permitting some …

Seismic fragility assessment of building-type structures in oil refineries

AK Kazantzi, ND Karaferis, VE Melissianos… - Bulletin of Earthquake …, 2022 - Springer
A seismic fragility assessment methodology is presented for equipment-supporting
reinforced concrete and steel buildings that are typically encountered in oil refineries. Using …

[HTML][HTML] Seismic response of non-structural components in multi-storey steel frames

X Ding, M Liapopoulou, AY Elghazouli - Journal of Constructional Steel …, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the elastic and inelastic seismic response of non-structural
components in multi-storey steel moment framed structures and derives predictive …

Floor acceleration demands in a twelve-storey RC shear wall building

V Vukobratović, S Ruggieri - Buildings, 2021 - mdpi.com
The seismic response of acceleration-sensitive non-structural components in buildings has
attracted the attention of a significant number of researchers over the past decade. This …

Influence of fluid viscous damper stiffness on the floor acceleration response of steel moment-resisting frames under far-field ground motions

B Chalarca, A Filiatrault, D Perrone - Journal of Earthquake …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The implementation of fluid viscous dampers has been proven as a feasible method to
improve the seismic performance of buildings. However, the different variables involved in …

Reinforcement learning for integrated structural control and health monitoring

S Javadinasab Hormozabad, N Jacobs… - Practice Periodical on …, 2024 - ascelibrary.org
Structural systems are vulnerable to dynamic loading and need special protection while
facing extreme conditions. This study proposes an integrated structural control and health …