Computational simulations have become central to the seismic analysis and design of major
infrastructure over the past several decades. Most major structures are now “proof tested” …

Regional seismic damage simulation of buildings provides decision-makers with important
information for earthquake disaster prevention and mitigation. Utilizing nonlinear time history …

Earthquake disasters pose significant risks and remain a serious threat for millions of people
causing a devastating loss of lives and damage to the infrastructure resulting in huge socio …

The existing observational database of the regional-scale distribution of strong ground
motions and measured building response for major earthquakes continues to be quite …

Turkey is characterized by a high level of seismic activity attributed to its complex tectonic
structure. The country has a dense network to record earthquake ground motions; however …

Urban areas reveal particularly vulnerable due to the high concentration of people and, in
many cases, their hazard-prone location. Indeed, according to data from the United Nations …

There has been a strong need for simulation environments that are capable of modeling
deep interdependencies between complex systems encountered during natural hazards …

As a refined finite element model takes much effort to build and tune to simulate the building
structure's response under seismic effects, many rapid estimation methods were proposed to …

A refined seismic risk assessment at urban level is fundamental to identify the most correct
risk mitigation policies, both in short and long terms. To date, seismic risk assessment …

Due to the rapid urbanization, the built environment becomes more complex and denser,
making cities especially vulnerable to strong earthquakes. It is important to simulate seismic …