A stochastically based seismological model is described in this paper and used to generate
synthetic accelerograms that are considered representative of intraplate earthquake events …

This paper reviews the contributions of research towards the development of the
methodologies associated with Performance-Based Seismic Engineering (PBSE). Research …

This paper addresses the problem of assessing the seismic resistance of brick masonry
walls subject to out‐of‐plane bending. A simplified linearized displacement‐based …

On May 11, 2011 an earthquake of magnitude 5.1 (M_ w M w) struck Murcia region causing
nine casualties and damage to buildings and infrastructures. Even if the main characteristics …

This paper presents the results of static and dynamic tests on unreinforced brick masonry
wall panels subject to out-of-plane loading. Fourteen wall panels were tested. The test …

The tuned viscous mass damper (TVMD) is one of the effective inerter-based systems for
vibration control of civil structures. TVMD is composed of an inerter, a spring, and an energy …

An improved method of constructing a smooth-response spectrum from peak values of
ground acceleration, velocity, and displacement (pga, pgv, and pgd) is presented. Improved …

A database of the 222 test results available on one-way out-of-plane bending of
strengthened masonry wallettes is developed. The relative efficacy of various composite …

Complementing a series of recent seismic hazard studies for Hong Kong, we have estimated
the Q factor using 25 local earthquakes, within 200 km of Hong Kong, digitally recorded from …

The seismological model was developed initially from the fundamental relationship between
earthquake ground motion properties and the seismic moment generated at the source of …