Probabilistic economic seismic loss estimation of steel braced frames incorporating emerging self-centering technologies

C Fang, Y **, Y Zheng, Y Chen - Engineering Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper presents a comprehensive economic seismic loss assessment of emerging steel
frames incorporating different types of self-centering braces. Particular focus is on failure …

Earthquake disaster simulation of civil infrastructures

X Lu, H Guan - (No Title), 2017 - Springer
Earthquake is a natural disaster that severely threatens the safety of people. In
consequence, increasing the seismic resistance and resilience of civil infrastructures and …

Machine learning-based seismic damage assessment of non-ductile RC beam-column joints using visual damage indices of surface crack patterns

M Hamidia, S Mansourdehghan, AH Asjodi… - Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
After a significant earthquake, the updated status of the structural elements is usually
determined based on a qualitative visual inspection. Although visual inspection provides a …

The development of Gaussian process regression for effective regional post‐earthquake building damage inference

M Sheibani, G Ou - Computer‐Aided Civil and Infrastructure …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Post‐earthquake reconnaissance survey of structural damage is an effective way of
documenting and understanding the impact of earthquakes on structures. This article aims at …

Earthquake‐induced loss assessment of steel frame buildings with special moment frames designed in highly seismic regions

SH Hwang, DG Lignos - Earthquake Engineering & Structural …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
This paper discusses an analytical study that quantifies the expected earthquake‐induced
losses in typical office steel frame buildings designed with perimeter special moment frames …

Application of the FEMA-P58 methodology for regional earthquake loss prediction

X Zeng, X Lu, TY Yang, Z Xu - Natural Hazards, 2016 - Springer
Earthquake-induced building collapses and casualties have been effectively controlled in
the last two decades. However, earthquake-induced economic losses have continued to …

Seismic vulnerability of the Italian roadway bridge stock

B Borzi, P Ceresa, P Franchin, F Noto… - Earthquake …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
This study focuses on the evaluation of the seismic vulnerability of the Italian roadway bridge
stock, within the framework of a Civil Protection sponsored project. A comprehensive …

Post‐earthquake damage evaluation of non‐ductile RC moment frames using surface crack patterns

M Hamidia, A Ganjizadeh - Structural Control and Health …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In this paper, a methodology is developed for seismic damage identification of non‐ductile
reinforced concrete moment frames using surface crack images. A comprehensive database …

Crack image-based FEMA P-58-compliant fragility models for automated earthquake-induced loss estimation in non-ductile RC moment frames

P Zamani, S Azhari, M Hamidia, N Hassani - Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
In this paper, a probabilistic post-earthquake loss estimation methodology based on image
processing is proposed for non-seismically designed reinforced concrete moment frames …

Modelling and seismic response analysis of Italian pre-code and low-code reinforced concrete buildings. Part I: bare frames

MT De Risi, M Di Domenico, V Manfredi… - Journal of Earthquake …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This study investigates the seismic response of reinforced concrete buildings designed
according to Italian regulations and construction practices for three different post-WWII …