This book is a state-of-the-art report on the ductility of steel structures, containing a
comprehensive review of the technical literature available, and presenting the results of the …

The ductile design principle has been widely adopted in seismic design of structures, so the
main structural components are designed to have the dual functions of bearing and energy …

This paper proposes energy input spectra applicable to seismic design of structures located
in low‐to‐moderate‐seismicity regions. These spectra represent the load effect, in terms of …

In this paper a consistent method including low cycle damage criteria in the seismic design
is proposed. It is based on the estimation of the number of inelastic cycles and on the …

This work proposes design energy spectra in terms of an equivalent velocity, intended for
regions with design peak acceleration 0.3 g or higher. These spectra were derived through …

This paper examines the potential development of a probabilistic design methodology,
considering hysteretic energy demand, within the framework of performance‐based seismic …

In this study, the seismic performances of underground structures with either transverse
traditional rigid layout or sliding interior columns are numerically evaluated by pushover …

Soft clay is fragile to be disturbed and to produce deformation under cyclic loads. A simple
theoretical energy method is presented to explore the dynamic response of soft clay under …

Worldover, seismic design of buildings typically follows a prescriptive approach in which
designers conform to a series of prescriptive code requirements in terms of both analysis …

To investigate the low-cycle fatigue properties of flexure-shear critical columns, nine
reinforced concrete (RC) columns were subjected to monotonic and constant-amplitude …