With critical lessons drawn from past major earthquakes, the engineering community is
appealing for a fundamental shift in the existing design philosophy for structures in seismic …

Abstract The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 (SFDRR) highlights
the importance of scientific research, supporting the 'availability and application of science …

Structures designed in accordance with even the most modern buildings codes are
expected to sustain damage during a severe earthquake; however; these structures are …

This paper presents the experimental evaluation of an earthquake-resilient rocking damage-
free steel column base, previously proposed and numerically investigated by the authors …

This paper reveals the great potential of using combined superelastic shape memory alloy
(SMA) bolts and steel angles for self-centering connections with variable performance …

Given their inherent unique superelasticity, the use of shape memory alloys (SMAs) to build
seismic-resistant self-centering devices has presented attractive prospects in the field of …

Many recent research studies have focused on develo** innovative seismic-resilient
structural systems to reduce repair costs and downtime in the aftermath of an earthquake. In …

The self‐centering prestressed concrete (SCPC) moment resisting frame (MRF) with web
friction devices (WFDs) is a new type of structure that integrates advantages of post …

Recent destructive seismic events have underlined the need for increasing research efforts
devoted to the development of innovative seismic‐resilient structures able to reduce seismic …

Many recent research studies focused on the development of innovative seismic-resilient
structures, chasing the objectives of minimising both seismic damage and repair time, hence …