Buildings with asymmetry and various classes of irregularity are found to be a major cause
for collapses of structure, property loss, and casualties during earthquakes. Such …

Ground motion in the vicinity of fault rupture produces pulse-type loading that may impose
severe lateral displacement demands on structures due to forward-directivity effects. The M …

Rigorous assessment of structural response to seismic excitation poses challenges for
researchers in their bid to account for the effects of (1) biaxial interaction; and (2) incidence …

Despite the increasing interest in progressive collapse-resistant design and analysis of
reinforced concrete buildings that was triggered by accidental and man-made extreme …

Soil-structure interaction (SSI) effects are usually omitted in the seismic vulnerability
analyses of buildings. However, it has been proved that they might notably affect their …

The lack of in-depth understanding of the seismic behavior and ductility of precast concrete
structures makes it difficult to reach to ductility demand which could be exhibited during an …

The use of supplementary dissipative devices is an effective design strategy to improve the
seismic response of structures. Friction devices inserted into beam-to-column joints can be a …

This paper summarises the results of a numerical study on the non linear response of steel
concentric braced frames under monotonic and cyclic loads, using force-based finite …

The study aims at giving an insight into the effects of modelling decisions that are adopted in
concentrated plasticity formulations used in time history analyses to model the behavior of …

It is well established that various sources of uncertainties play a critical role in the safety
assessment of engineering structures. Some widely used frameworks, such as performance …