Over the last decades 'resilience'has particularly arisen as an attractive perspective with
respect to cities. As cities continue to expand, their susceptibility to uncertainties and new …

Reinforced concrete containment (RCC) is the most significant component of the nuclear
power plant (NPP). Therefore, the safety and integrity must be ensured during the plant life …

A pseudodynamic test method for the evaluation of the seismic performance of base-isolated
liquid storage tanks is introduced. The liquid storage tank is modelled as a simple discrete …

Seismic or base isolation is a proven technology for reducing the effects of earthquake
shaking on buildings, bridges and infrastructure. The benefit of base isolation has been …

This paper describes a series of shaking table and pseudodynamic tests for the evaluation
of seismic performance of base-isolated structures subjected to various seismic earthquake …

Triple Friction Pendulum Isolators (TFPIs) have been widely used to enhance the seismic
capacity of structures in the recent decade. This study intends to measure the effect of …

A large mainshock may trigger numerous aftershocks within a short period, and nuclear
power plant (NPP) structures have the probability to be exposed to mainshock–aftershock …

The main aim of this study is to investigate the meta-heuristic approaches called Harmony
Search (HS), Grey Wolf Optimizer (GWO), Teaching-Learning Based Optimization (TLBO) …

This paper assesses the reliability of code-compliant linear and nonlinear dynamic analyses
for irregular buildings with base isolation system (BIS). Comprehensive analyses are carried …

Numerical models of a sample nuclear power plant (NPP) reactor building, both
conventionally constructed and equipped with seismic protective systems, are analysed for …