Although extensive attention has been devoted to the influence of ground motion duration
on the seismic performance of various structures, the integration of the duration effect into …

Past major earthquakes have witnessed extensive pile-supported transmission tower-line
systems (PSTLs) failing, which highlights the great susceptibility of PSTLs to damage from …

During service, transmission lines (TLs) will be subjected to unbalanced longitudinal loads
due to events such as conductor breakage, insulator failure, and sudden ice shedding …

Ground‐motion time series are essential input data in seismic analysis and performance
assessment of the built environment. Because instruments to record free‐field ground …

Electricity transmission system is well recognized as a lifeline system in the modern society,
and its failures in past major earthquakes have aroused the concern about its seismic …

Ultra high voltage (UHV) transmission tower-line coupling system consists of transmission
lines (conductors and ground wires) supported by a series of lattice towers. However, in the …

Electricity transmission towers are vital in minimizing the risk of disruption of power supply
after earthquakes. However, no guidelines currently exist for seismic performance …

Transmission lines from electricity transmission systems crossing wide rivers or canyons can
have much longer spans (eg longer than 1000 m) compared with components from …

This investigation was focused on developing an approximate approach for properly
orienting ground motion inputs to achieve the maximum displacement demands on …

This study proposes a new shape memory alloy-tuned mass damper (SMA-TMD) and
investigates the effectiveness of this damper in reducing and controlling the vibrations of a …