Seismic performance upgrading of containment structures using a negative-stiffness amplification system

Z Zhao, Y Wang, X Hu, D Weng - Engineering Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
As an efficient and crucial energy-generation facility, a nuclear power plant requires a high
level of seismic safety as its failure can lead to catastrophic events. In this study, a novel …

Multi-location seismic isolation approach and design for underground structures employing the negative-stiffness amplification system

Y Wang, Q Chen, Z Zhao, H Qiang, B Liu… - … and Underground Space …, 2022 - Elsevier
Underground structures are vulnerable to strong earthquakes, with their central columns
being prone to damage owing to their insufficient resistance capacity. In this study, an …

[HTML][HTML] GP断层破裂模型在青海门源MS6.9地震强地面运动模拟的适用性研究

罗超, 曹晓雨, 高阳, 徐飞, 冯怀平, 王昊 - 地球物理学报, 2024 - dsjyj.com.cn
2022 年1 月8 日青海省门源县发生MS 6.9 地震, 震中附近遭受了强烈地震破坏. 为验证Graves
和Pitarka 开发的GP 断层破裂模型在震前对中国地区地震动场的预测与评估能力, 本文基于GP …

Effect of valley topography on dynamic response of arch dams

MZ Zhang, YX Qiu, WC Xu, JT Wang, JW Pan… - Soil Dynamics and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Arch dams are typically built in the mountain and gorge regions with complex terrain. In the
current engineering practice, foundation models are commonly simplified as the half-space …

Damage analysis of a pseudoclassic reinforced concrete frame structure under the action of the Ms 6.8 Luding earthquake in China

N Li, B Zhu, L Zhang, S Kishiki - Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
Reinforced concrete (RC) moment-resistant frame structures are very commonly used
worldwide. However, previous earthquakes have revealed the occurrence of strong beam …

Spatial seismic response of non-uniform wide river valley with multistage slopes in lower reaches of Yangtze River

L Xiaoxiong, Z Haiyang, L Zhaoyan, L Lintong… - Bulletin of Engineering …, 2023 - Springer
The geological conditions of the wide river valley in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River
are characterized by complex site conditions due to the presence of multistage slopes and …

Parametric investigation on the effect of sloping topography on horizontal and vertical ground motions

Y Li, G Wang, Y Wang - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
This study investigates the effect of slope site conditions on ground motion amplification
based on the seismic response analysis of 3D finite element slope models with different soil …

Applicability study of the GP fault rupture model in strong ground motion simulation for the Qinghai Menyuan MS6.9 earthquake

C Luo, XY CAO, Y Gao, F XU, HP FENG… - Chinese Journal of …, 2024 - en.dzkx.org
Abstract On January 8, 2022, a MS 6.9 earthquake struck Menyuan County, Qinghai
Province. The vicinity of the epicenter suffered strong seismic damage. To verify the ability of …