Seismic performance of bridges with novel SMA cable‐restrained high damping rubber bearings against near‐fault ground motions

C Fang, D Liang, Y Zheng, S Lu - Earthquake Engineering & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This study presents a novel type of shape memory alloy (SMA) cable‐restrained high
damping rubber (SMA‐HDR) bearing, which is particularly suited to near‐fault (NF) regions …

Challenges and opportunities for the application of integral abutment bridges in earthquake-prone areas: A review

SA Mitoulis - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Integral Abutment Bridges (IABs) are robust structures without joints and bearings,
hence they are less vulnerable to natural and manmade hazards, whilst they require …

Multi-hazard fragility analysis of offshore wind turbine portfolios using surrogate models

J Seo, J Pokhrel, JW Hu - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper deals with a surrogate modeling-based fragility estimate of monopile offshore
wind turbine (OWT) towers subjected to wind and wave loadings. The monopile 5-MW OWT …

[HTML][HTML] ANN-based rapid seismic fragility analysis for multi-span concrete bridges

Z Liu, A Sextos, A Guo, W Zhao - Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
Rapid seismic fragility analysis of regular bridges is necessary for the increasingly utilized
regional seismic risk assessment, which is usually difficult using numerical methods owing …

Ground motion-dependent rapid damage assessment of structures based on wavelet transform and image analysis techniques

S Mangalathu, JS Jeon - Journal of structural engineering, 2020 - ascelibrary.org
Rapid and accurate evaluation of the damage state of structures after a seismic event is
critical for postevent emergency response and recovery. The existing rapid damage …

Parameterized seismic fragility curves for curved multi-frame concrete box-girder bridges using Bayesian parameter estimation

JS Jeon, S Mangalathu, J Song… - Journal of Earthquake …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
This paper addresses the application of a Bayesian parameter estimation method to a
regional seismic risk assessment of curved concrete bridges. For this purpose, numerical …

Towards probabilistic seismic performance of vehicle‐bridge interaction systems: From stochastic dynamic model to fragility analysis

P Yuan, Y Dong, R Feng… - … Engineering & Structural …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This paper aims to assess the seismic fragility of vehicle‐bridge‐interaction (VBI) systems
considering the effects of vehicle types, traffic conditions, and road surface qualities. A …

Development of seismic demand prediction models for bridges based on probability approach using symbolic regression method

H Rezaei, P Zarfam, EM Golafshani, GG Amiri - Computers & Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
The resilience assessment of existing structures and designing new resilient ones need to
have a precise estimation of seismic responses of the structures traditionally carried out by …

CRAFT: Comprehensive resilience assessment framework for transportation systems in urban areas

E Koc, B Cetiner, A Rose, L Soibelman… - Advanced Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Urban areas in the US and around the globe are facing increasingly complex resilience
challenges. Among the components of the “urban system,” transportation networks are …

Impact of seismic excitation direction on the fragility analysis of horizontally curved concrete bridges

R Feng, X Wang, W Yuan, J Yu - Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 2018 - Springer
The focus of this study is the impact of the seismic excitation direction on the fragility of
horizontally curved bridges. Nonlinear time history analyses are performed on a typical …