This paper presents a framework to develop generalizable surrogate models to predict
seismic vulnerability and environmental impacts of a class of buildings at a particular …

Nonlinear response history analysis (NLRHA) is generally considered to be a reliable and
robust method to assess the seismic performance of buildings under strong ground motions …

This paper revisits the implementation of surrogate modeling (metamodeling) techniques
within seismic risk assessment, for applications that the seismic hazard is described through …

Over the past few decades, there have been tremendous advancements in high-resolution
performance-based earthquake engineering of individual facilities and in seismic risk …

We propose a surrogate modeling framework based on dimension reduction to facilitate the
quantification of seismic risk of structural systems in performance-based earthquake …

This paper investigates the impact of the different sources of excitation variability within the
stochastic kriging framework recently developed by the authors for the estimation of the …

Abstract Modern tall residential Reinforced Concrete Shear Wall (RCSW) buildings in Metro
Vancouver are exposed to a considerable hazard due to the proximity of various seismic …

Early design is the most critical stage to improve the resiliency and sustainability of
buildings. An unaided early design follows the designer's accustomed domain of knowledge …

Increased urbanization, mass migration towards cities, and climate change have drastically
increased the vulnerability of our communities to natural hazards, creating increased …