Near-fault pulse seismic ductility spectra for bridge columns based on machine learning

T Yang, X Yuan, J Zhong, W Yuan - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake …, 2023 - Elsevier
The seismic ductility spectra (SDS) method is a crucial tool to quickly evaluate the ductility
demand of bridge columns with varied constitutive models. However, conventional SDS …

Probabilistic seismic demand model of UBPRC columns conditioned on Pulse-Structure parameters

J Zhong, L Shi, T Yang, X Liu, Y Wang - Engineering Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
Unbonded prestressed reinforced concrete (UBPRC) column has attracted the attention of
many researchers in bridge seismic design because of its small residual displacement …

Seismic response prediction and fragility assessment of high-speed railway bridges using machine learning technology

B Wei, X Zheng, L Jiang, Z Lai, R Zhang, J Chen… - Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
Nowadays, reliable and accurate prediction of the seismic response of high-speed railway
bridges and then rapid assessment of their seismic fragility is crucial for the risk assessment …

Effect of near-fault vertical ground motions on failure mode of long-span sea-crossing cable-stayed bridges

J Zhong, W Xu, X Dang, K Wei - Ocean Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Existing investigations have proved that the near-fault vertical ground motion (VGM) would
have a significant effect on the seismic performance of bridge structures. This study mainly …

A novel structure-pulse coupled model for quantifying the column ductility demand under pulse-like GMs

J Zhong, T Yang, Y Pang, W Yuan - Journal of Earthquake …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A novel model is constructed to investigate the coupling effect of pulse period
(Tp) and peak pulse velocity (Vp) on structural demands with the varied fundamental period …

Potential bias of conventional structural seismic fragility for bridge structures under pulse-like ground motions: Bias evaluation and strategy improvement

T Yang, Y Wei, J Zhong - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Previous studies have highlighted the serious biases that may happen in probabilistic
structural fragility analysis (PSFA) due to the ignorance of the effect of pulse period under …

Multivariable probabilistic seismic demand models for parametric fragility prediction of isolated bridges portfolios under pulse-like GMs

J Zhong, Y Zhu, X Zheng, Q Han - Engineering Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
The wide application of friction isolation bearings has led to a rapid increase in the number
of frictional isolated bridges. Therefore, the traditional method of seismic fragility analysis …

Optimal intensity measures in probabilistic seismic demand models of cable-stayed bridges subjected to pulse-like ground motions

J Zhong, JS Jeon, YH Shao, L Chen - Journal of Bridge Engineering, 2019 - ascelibrary.org
This study explored an optimal intensity measure for probabilistic seismic demand models of
multiple components in cable-stayed bridges subjected to pulse-like ground motions. To …

Broadband ground‐motion synthesis via generative adversarial neural operators: Development and validation

Y Shi, G Lavrentiadis, D Asimaki… - Bulletin of the …, 2024 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
We present a data‐driven framework for ground‐motion synthesis that generates three‐
component acceleration time histories conditioned on moment magnitude (M), rupture …

Near-fault seismic risk assessment of simply supported bridges

J Zhong, L Jiang, Y Pang, W Yuan - Earthquake Spectra, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Bridges tend to sustain excessive seismic demand (eg displacement) under pulse-like
ground motions attributing to the effect of forward directivity, which is of high likely to occur at …