Heritage structures are an important part of the history of each community as well as an
economic resource. This study aims to investigate the earthquake damage and failure …

Evaluation of the seismic performance of two historical stone arch bridges of the Iranian rail
network is presented using a discrete element method. The total length of the bridges is 66.7 …

Topographic conditions play an important role on the modification of seismic ground motion.
Therefore, their effects may become crucial in the selection or simulation of ground motion …

The significance of near-surface attenuation in bedrock, as distinct from attenuation in
unconsolidated soft soil sediments, has been identified. The k parameter, which …

Historical heritage structures are especially vulnerable to earthquakes because they were
designed only for gravity loads without any consideration of lateral loads. For this reason …

Excavation-induced displacements may cause damage to buildings and urban facilities. The
displacement of walls is inevitable in soil nailing method to mobilize the tensile force in steel …

This paper gives a brief explanation of the earthquake in Bam, casualties, as well as a report
on rescue and relief operations, emergency shelters, temporary housing, and the country's …

Although bearing capacity of footings on top of slopes under monotonic loadings have been
investigated widely so far, safety and bearing capacity of these structures against repeated …

One of the major causes of train accidents is derailment due to axial or lateral buckling of the
track. This problem is more prominent in continuously welded rails (CWR), which are now …

This paper investigates the behavior of polyvinyl chloride and ductile iron pipelines in
relation to surface fault displacements using the Discrete Element Method (DEM) and …