The important role played by the duration of ground shaking in the response of saturated soil
deposits is universally acknowledged, but no such consensus exists regarding the degree of …

Unreinforced masonry (URM) buildings are one of the most common type of constructions in
developing countries, due to their reduced cost and ease of fabrication. However, the …

This paper presents an analytical study evaluating the influence of ground motion duration
on structural damage of 3‐story, 9‐story, and 20‐story SAC steel moment resisting frame …

The role of ground motion duration on the seismic performance of building structures
remains unclear. This paper presents results on the effects of ground motion duration on the …

This paper proposes a method for the seismic retrofitting of existing frames by adding
hysteretic energy dissipating devices (EDDs). The procedure is based on the energy …

This paper focuses on the effects of long‐period pulse of near‐fault ground motions on the
structural damage potential. Two sets of near‐fault ground motion records from Chi‐Chi …

Soft stories constitute a major reason for building collapses during severe earthquakes. This
paper investigates a solution for the seismic upgrade of existing reinforced concrete frames …

The seismic response of any system that accumulates damage under cyclic loading is
dependent not only on the maximum amplitude of the motion but also its duration. This is …

The objective of the present work is to improve selection procedures for intensity measures
(IM) to be used for scaling near-fault earthquakes, in order to minimize the variability in the …

It is widely proven that in the field area near a seismic source the characteristics of the
seismic ground motion (near field) could be meaningfully different from those far from the …