In conventional seismic design of structures, plastic hinge development was permitted. In
recent earthquake events, it became clear that the damage to structures due to plastic hinge …

Allowing structures to uplift in earthquakes can significantly reduce or even avoid the
development of plastic hinges within the structure. The permanent deformations in the …

A number of investigations in the recent decades have shown that footing uplift can reduce
the seismic loading on a structure. Guidelines to design a structure with seismic uplift …

Previous studies have shown that footing uplift can activate a rigid body rotation, and thus
reduce the plastic hinge development in structures. Development of a plastic hinge will limit …

Urban areas have experienced tremendously growth in seismically active zone since last
century. Only in recent decades it has been realised that the shaking closely adjacent to a …

Previous research has shown that footing uplift can reduce the strength demand of structural
members in strong earthquakes. However, foundation uplift is normally excluded in …

The current earthquake-resistant design has been strongly shaped by the capacity design
concept, ie plastic hinge development at pre-defined structural locations is permitted …

Many investigations have confirmed the beneficial effects of footing uplift on structural
performance, ie reduction of the ductility demand of structural members. Bridge piers have …

There was a light damaged office building, which was designed before establishing the new
seismic design code, in seismic intensity VII area at the 1995 Hyogo-Ken Nanbu …

Recent investigations showed that minor structural uplift could act as a control mechanism
and reduce the earthquake impact. Previous studies focused mainly on the effect of uplift on …