ABSTRACT A three-dimensional (3-D) base isolation system to control both the horizontal
and vertical components of ground motion is presented in this paper. The system is adopting …

This paper presents a methodology to perform the seismic vulnerability assessment of
existing buildings. It starts with the acquisition of structural data from available construction …

Seismic damage simulation at the regional scale provides valuable information that can
facilitate decision making and disaster mitigation, reducing both human and economic …

Seismic vulnerability assessment of existing buildings is an essential process for earthquake
disaster management. It can support decision-makers to estimate critical response …

With the recent advent of performance‐based earthquake engineering (PBEE) in seismic
design practice of buildings serving as an impetus for this work, initial steps toward a fully …

This study aimed at proposing a new ground motion scaling method for precise spectral
matching between the response accelerations and the standard design spectrum regarding …

In order to estimate the seismic performance of structures, performing incremental dynamic
analysis, and obtaining fragility curves are essential. Since producing these curves is time …

For the problem of the selection and modification of ground motions in nonlinear time-history
analysis, a weighted scaling method based on the Newmark-Hall target spectrum (WNM) …

ABSTRACT A weighted scaling method (WSM) is developed for the selection and
modification of structure-specific earthquake records in time-history analysis. The matching …

Abutment movement that induces a reduction of the valley width in the periods of initial
impoundment has been observed in a few high arch dams. In this article, the effect of the …