Seismic resilience (SR) plays a vital role in evaluating and improving performance losses
along with saving repair costs of structures from potential earthquakes. To further explore the …

This study proposes a strategy of utilizing novel lead viscoelastic damper (LVD) to improve
the seismic performance of the weakened reinforced concrete (RC) frame under mainshock …

The detrimental infill‐frame interaction and vulnerable nature of the traditional solid infill
walls might change the seismic behavior of the infilled reinforced concrete frames. To …

This paper aims to introduce a new type of damping infill wall system to alleviate the
negative infill-frame interaction of fragile infill walls for reinforced concrete (RC) frames and …

Forming door and window openings in partition infill walls is a frequent activity in
engineering practices, while the complexity of the mechanical behavior of such infill systems …

The study proposes a solution of constructing the inevitable rectangular opening in the
reinforced concrete (RC) slab upon the metallic damper for the RC beam-column frame to …

Semi-rigid connected steel frame is characterized by excellent displacement ductility and
energy dissipation capacity, while detrimental infill-frame interaction from the traditional infill …

In engineering practice, creating window openings in partition infill walls is a common
requirement for infilled frames. However, the intervention of infill walls may interrupt the …

To avoid the sudden brittle failure at the beam-column joint and improve seismic resilience
(ie low damage and repairability) of the steel frame structure, this study proposes a new type …

Aimed at improving the seismic performance of the traditional masonry infill wall (MIW), an
innovative configuration called Damped Masonry Infill Wall (DMIW) is developed through …