How to Design a Building for Wind and Seismic Resistance
Buildings are constantly exposed to forces from nature. Two of the most demanding are strong…
How Earthquake-Resistant Buildings Work 🌍🏗️
Earthquakes are among the most destructive natural disasters, capable of toppling buildings and causing immense…
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Mechanical Characterization of Laminated Rubber Bearings and Their Modelling Approach
Base isolation, also known as seismic base isolation, is one of the most popular means…
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Seismic Performance Evaluation of Corroded Reinforced Concrete Structures by Using Default and User-Defined Plastic Hinge Properties
There are several methods exist to define the seismic performance levels of reinforced concrete (RC)…
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Dynamic Behaviour of the Confederation Bridge under Seismic Loads
The Confederation Bridge, which was opened for traffic in June 1997, is 12,910 m long…
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Seismic Performance of Historical and Monumental Structures
Historical, religious and monumental structures and their susceptibility to damage in recent earthqaukes in Turkey…
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Full-Wave Ground Motion Forecast for Southern California
The damages and loses caused by earthquakes are increased as urbanization increased in past decades.…
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A Cognitive Look at Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering: Understanding the Multidimensionality of the Phenomena.
Essentially, disasters are human-made. For a catastrophic event, whether precipitated by natural phenomena or human…
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Assessment of Seismic Hazard of Territory
The new complex method of seismic hazard assessment that resulted in creation of the probabilistic…
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Seismic Risk of Structures and the Economic Issues of Earthquakes
As one of the most devastating natural events, earthquakes impose economic challenges on communities and…