Rolling-type base isolation as a means of earthquake protection is over a century old but
has advanced rapidly in recent years due to an increase in research interest. Significant …

The hospital is a critical infrastructure for treating the injured after the earthquake. The
hospital is a complex system composed of structure, non-structural components, and …

The paper presents an extended seismic damage assessment of unanchored nonstructural
components by means of rigid block analysis. Both (real) ground and floor motions are …

We subjected nine full-scale masonry infilled reinforced concrete frame specimens to quasi-
static cyclic loading to critically review the methods for determining the damage state of …

Multistorey buildings often have a valuable inventory consisting of objects that their possible
damage during an earthquake will cause unacceptable losses. The paper presents a novel …

This paper proposes a novel multidimensional composite periodic foundation for seismic
isolation. The composite periodic foundation achieves multidimensional attenuation by …

The paper addresses the reliability of the existing shake table testing protocols for
assessment of the seismic response of freestanding, ie unanchored, components meant as …

The paper assesses the adequacy of existing numerical models in predicting the seismic
response of freestanding nonstructural components that exhibit rocking-dominated behavior …

A freestanding rigid block subjected to base excitation can exhibit complicated motion
described by five response modes: rest, pure rocking, pure sliding, combined sliding …

Earthquake damage to freestanding nonstructural components has occurred in past
earthquakes. Ceramic vase is one of the most vulnerable freestanding nonstructural …