Safety and serviceability of highway bridges, during and after an earthquake, is a
prerequisite to ensure continuous transport facilities, emergency and evacuation routes …

After recent large earthquakes, field investigations confirmed that several bridges were
severely damaged and collapsed not only due to the earthquake, as an independent …

The structural stability of offshore wind turbines is constantly being challenged in seismically
active areas. This study investigated the effect of ground motion directionality on the seismic …

A 1000 kV outgoing line frame (OLF1000), which is an important and long-span supporting
frame in ultrahigh-voltage substations (UHVSs), is prone to damage or collapse under …

Highway bridges with piers of unequal height crossing irregular topographical surfaces have
potential complexities in terms of component vulnerability evaluations. This paper …

The evaluation of functionality and its evolution in the aftermath of extreme events and
during the restoration phase is a critical step in disaster resilience assessment. To this …

Most of buildings and structures are usually projected according to two main axes. However,
the geographical position of these buildings varies randomly. Such random distributions of …

We analyze the case of a building that collapsed in a multifamily complex of Tlalpan
borough in Mexico City during the 19 September 2017 Central Mexico earthquake. Despite …

Recent research have proven the importance of considering the directionality effect on the
expected seismic damage of structures. However, it demands a high computational effort if …

Numerous aftershocks can be triggered by a strong mainshock and may cause more severe
and widespread structural damage with respect to a single seismic event. This study …