Estimating seismic demand models of a building inventory from nonlinear static analysis using deep learning methods

MH Soleimani-Babakamali, MZ Esteghamati - Engineering Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
Probabilistic seismic demand analysis (PSDA) is the most time-and effort-intensive step in
risk-based assessment of the built environment. A typical PSDA requires subjecting the …

Methods for evaluating the significance and importance of differences amongst probabilistic seismic hazard results for engineering and risk analyses: a review and …

J Douglas, H Crowley, V Silva, W Marzocchi… - Bulletin of Earthquake …, 2024 - Springer
When new seismic hazard estimates are published it is natural to compare them to existing
results for the same location. This type of comparison routinely indicates differences …

Rapid seismic fragility curves assessment of eccentrically braced frames through an output-only nonmodel-based procedure and machine learning techniques

O Yazdanpanah, KM Dolatshahi, O Moammer - Engineering Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
A nonmodel and output-only-based framework incorporating an Auto-Regressive model and
roof absolute acceleration response are hired in this study to compute a robust wavelet …

Do all roads lead to Rome? A comparison of knowledge-based, data-driven, and physics-based surrogate models for performance-based early design

MZ Esteghamati, MM Flint - Engineering Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
A performance-based early design must assess the life cycle performance of a sizable
design space at low computational cost and limited data. This paper evaluates the relative …

A Review of Simplified Numerical Beam-like Models of Multi-Storey Framed Buildings

A Greco, S Caddemi, I Caliò, I Fiore - Buildings, 2022 - mdpi.com
Modern computational techniques have greatly influenced the numerical analyses of
structures, not only in terms of calculation speed, but also in terms of procedural approach …

Direct loss‐based seismic design of reinforced concrete frame and wall structures

R Gentile, GM Calvi - Earthquake Engineering & Structural …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This paper presents a procedure to design reinforced concrete (RC) buildings to achieve an
acceptable target level of earthquake‐induced loss (eg, deaths, dollars, downtime) under a …

[HTML][HTML] Seismic performance and failure mechanisms of reinforced concrete structures subject to the earthquakes in Türkiye

E Işık, F Avcil, M Hadzima-Nyarko, R İzol, A Büyüksaraç… - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
Many reinforced-concrete structures collapsed or were seriously damaged in the 7.7 and 7.6
magnitude earthquakes that occurred in southern Türkiye on 6 February 2023. The recorded …

Unbiased simplified seismic fragility estimation of non-ductile infilled RC structures

GJ O'Reilly - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Infilled reinforced concrete (RC) buildings represent a prevalent taxonomy class in the
Mediterranean region. Many were constructed before proper seismic provisions and …

Impact of ground-motion duration on nonlinear structural performance: Part I: spectrally equivalent records and inelastic single-degree-of-freedom systems

K Otárola, R Gentile, L Sousa… - Earthquake …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
In current seismic performance-based assessment approaches, nonlinear dynamic analysis
of structures generally relies on ground motions selected based on their pseudo-spectral …

[HTML][HTML] Simulation-based consequence models of seismic direct loss and repair time for archetype reinforced concrete frames

K Aljawhari, R Gentile, C Galasso - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake …, 2023 - Elsevier
Seismic risk management of building portfolios requires a reliable evaluation of earthquake-
induced losses. This is commonly performed using consequence models linking structure …