This state-of-the-art review provides an overview of the evolution of self-centering structures
from early historical structures that inherently exhibited a recentering response to modern …

Rocking structural systems have been proposed as a promising solution for designing
resilient building structures. These low-damage systems can prevent significant economic …

A novel external sub-structure is developed for the seismic performance improvement of
existing frame buildings, namely, post-tensioned precast bolt-connected steel-plate …

A novel self-centering device that employs disc springs as its kernel components is
developed and experimentally verified in this study. The device is suitable for use in self …

This paper presents a comprehensive economic seismic loss assessment of emerging steel
frames incorporating different types of self-centering braces. Particular focus is on failure …

ABSTRACT A new external retrofitting sub-structure is proposed, namely, self-centering
precast bolt-connected steel-plate reinforced concrete buckling-restrained-brace-frame (SC …

This study proposes the development of a magnetorheological self-centering brace (MR–
SCB) that can improve the energy dissipation capability of SCBs. The proposed brace …

A new type of rotational viscoelastic damper (RVED) was proposed to effectively increase
the levels of inherent damping of the steel buckling-restrained braced frame (SBRBF). The …

Recent seismic events demonstrated that excessive post-earthquake residual drifts might
result in high repair costs, temporary interruption of building functions due to required …

Optimal inspection and maintenance planning for deteriorating pipelines is important for cost-
effective risk management decisions. The objective of this study is to develop an analytical …