In the last decades, design optimization of structures received significant attention to
reconcile economic aspects, after the recent advances in computer technology. Many …

Predicting the nonlinear time-history responses of civil engineering structures under seismic
loading remains an essential task in earthquake engineering. This paper explores the …

Performance-based design optimization (PBDO) aims to design safe, resilient, and cost-
effective structures. Methods used for PBDO have evolved by integrating numerical …

The tuned mass-damper-inerter (TMDI) is a recently proposed passive vibration suppression
device that couples the classical tuned mass-damper (TMD), comprising a secondary mass …

The seismic design of structures according to current codes is generally carried out using a
uniform-hazard spectrum for a fixed return period, and by employing a deterministic …

This paper presents a procedure to design reinforced concrete (RC) buildings to achieve an
acceptable target level of earthquake‐induced loss (eg, deaths, dollars, downtime) under a …

Since the 1960 s, a cornerstone of earthquake engineering has been estimating the non-
linear response of structures based just on lateral strength, modal properties, and the …

A risk‐targeted design spectral acceleration and the corresponding seismic design action for
the force‐based design of structures is introduced by means of two formulations. The first …

In this paper the structural robustness assessment of concrete frame buildings under blast
and under earthquake blast hazard chain scenarios is investigated. A deterministic …

The rapid growth of the urban population and associated environmental concerns are
challenging city planners and developers to consider sustainable and cost-efficient building …