1.1 Objectives This work provides a primer for earthquake-related fragility, vulnerability, and
risk. It is written for new graduate students who are studying natural-hazard risk, but should …

The development of subways is currently at its peak and underground structures including
subway stations are being constructed on a large scale. However, previous research on …

This paper examines the question of which sources of uncertainty most strongly affect the
repair cost of a building in a future earthquake. Uncertainties examined here include …

Several performance measures are being used in modern seismic engineering applications,
suggesting that seismic performance could be classified a number of ways. This paper …

Sustainability and resilience are issues that are recognized worldwide, and increased
attention should be placed on strategies to design and maintain infrastructure systems that …

Performance-based earthquake engineering (PBEE) is a methodology that incorporates
desired performance levels into the design process. Performance in PBEE can be …

This paper provides an empirical probabilistic model for estimating the downtime of lifelines
following earthquakes. Generally, the downtime of infrastructure varies according to several …

Resilience and sustainability are both key criteria in risk-informed decision analysis of
structural systems. However, a comprehensive framework which incorporates both in a multi …

The downtime due to earthquake damage in RC buildings is examined. The rational
component of downtime is evaluated based on the results of probabilistic seismic loss …

A seismic risk assessment is often performed on behalf of a buyer of commercial buildings in
seismically active regions. One outcome of the assessment is that a probable maximum loss …