Machine learning for risk and resilience assessment in structural engineering: Progress and future trends

X Wang, RK Mazumder, B Salarieh… - Journal of Structural …, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
Population growth, economic development, and rapid urbanization in many areas have led
to increased exposure and vulnerability of structural and infrastructure systems to hazards …

Regional seismic risk and resilience assessment: Methodological development, applicability, and future research needs–An earthquake engineering perspective

A Du, X Wang, Y Xie, Y Dong - Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 2023 - Elsevier
Given the devastating losses incurred by past major earthquake events together with the
ever-increasing global seismic exposures due to population growth and urbanization …

[HTML][HTML] Resilience assessment of tunnels: Framework and application for tunnels in alluvial deposits exposed to seismic hazard

Z Huang, D Zhang, K Pitilakis, G Tsinidis… - Soil Dynamics and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Transport infrastructure is the backbone of the economy and society, while at the same time
is exposed to multiple hazards. Previous natural disasters, including earthquakes, had a …

Parametric investigation of the assembled bolt-connected buckling-restrained brace and performance evaluation of its application into structural retrofit

XY Cao, DC Feng, Z Wang, G Wu - Journal of Building Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, the hysteresis performance of an assembled bolt-connected buckling-
restrained brace (AB-BRB) is experimentally discussed by a parametric study, and five …

Lead-rubber-bearing with negative stiffness springs (LRB-NS) for base-isolation seismic design of resilient bridges: A theoretical feasibility study

X Chen, K Ikago, Z Guan, J Li, X Wang - Engineering Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
Advanced seismic isolation devices and systems have been recognized as promising
measures toward resilient design of bridge structures. This paper proposes a base isolation …

A PDEM-based non-parametric seismic fragility assessment method for RC structures under non-stationary ground motions

DC Feng, XY Cao, D Wang, G Wu - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
To alleviate the consequential influences of earthquakes, many seismic performance
evaluation methods have been developed over the past century. Fragility assessment is an …

Seismic resilient design of rocking tall bridge piers using inerter-based systems

X Chen, D De Domenico, LI Chunxiang - Engineering Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Seismic resilient design of tall bridge piers with rocking foundation by using inerter-based
systems is investigated in this work. A simplified model is developed in OpenSees to …

Effect of near-fault vertical ground motions on failure mode of long-span sea-crossing cable-stayed bridges

J Zhong, W Xu, X Dang, K Wei - Ocean Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Existing investigations have proved that the near-fault vertical ground motion (VGM) would
have a significant effect on the seismic performance of bridge structures. This study mainly …

Assessment of lifetime seismic resilience of a long-span cable-stayed bridge exposed to structural corrosion

Y Pang, K Wei, H He, W Wang - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake …, 2022 - Elsevier
The present paper proposed a probabilistic methodology for evaluating the lifetime seismic
resilience of the cable-stayed bridge considering the effect of structural corrosion. In this …

Lateral hysteretic behavior of a novel metal rubber bridge bearing

X Xia, S Wu, S Sun, Q Du, F Long - Engineering Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, a novel metal rubber bearing is proposed as an alternative to the conventional
rubber bearings for small-and medium-span highway bridges to solve the aging-related …