Probabilistic seismic assessment of multispan RC highway bridges considering soil-structure interaction and chloride-induced corrosion

F Pinto, R Astroza, R Bazáez, F Hernández… - Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Deterioration mechanisms, such as chloride-induced corrosion, affect bridges in aggressive
environments, making them more vulnerable to extreme events like earthquakes. Although …

Seismic slope displacement procedure for interface and intraslab subduction zone earthquakes

J Macedo, JD Bray, C Liu - Journal of Geotechnical and …, 2023 - ascelibrary.org
The seismic performance assessment of earth slopes and systems requires an estimate of
the seismically-induced slope displacement (D). Modified Newmark-type analyses are …

Machine learning-based models for estimating seismically-induced slope displacements in subduction earthquake zones

C Liu, J Macedo - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
The assessment of the seismic performance of slope systems often relies on estimating the
amount of seismically-induced slope displacements (D) using semi-empirical D models …

Machine-learning-based predictive models for estimating seismically-induced slope displacements

J Macedo, C Liu, F Soleimani - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Engineers often use semiempirical models, which estimate the amount of seismically-
induced slope displacements (D), to evaluate the seismic performance of earth structures …

New developments for the performance-based assessment of seismically-induced slope displacements

J Macedo, G Candia, M Lacour, C Liu - Engineering Geology, 2020 - Elsevier
This study presents new developments for the performance-based assessment of
seismically-induced slope displacements (D). Performance-based procedures enable a …

Performance-based assessment of the seismic pseudo-static coefficient used in slope stability analysis

J Macedo, G Candia - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Pseudo-static slope stability procedures are often employed to evaluate the seismic
performance of slope systems, at least in the initial evaluation stages. To yield meaningful …

New scenario‐based cumulative absolute velocity models for shallow crustal tectonic settings

J Macedo, N Abrahamson… - Bulletin of the …, 2021 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
ABSTRACT The Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center Next Generation
Attenuation‐West2 database is used to derive a new conditional ground‐motion model …

Machine learning techniques for estimating seismic site amplification in the Santiago basin, Chile

JP Díaz, E Sáez, M Monsalve, G Candia, F Aron… - Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Seismic site amplification and seismic hazard maps are crucial inputs for decision making
and risk evaluation in places where seismicity imposes a significant risk to human life and …

Evaluating different approaches for the hazard‐consistent assessment of the seismic performance of dams

J Macedo, V Ramesh, C Liu… - Bulletin of the …, 2022 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The current state of practice in the seismic assessment of dams relies on
pseudoprobabilistic approaches in which the estimation of ground‐motion intensity …

[HTML][HTML] Seismic collapse performance of high-rise RC dual system buildings in subduction zones

MF Gallegos, G Araya-Letelier, D Lopez-Garcia… - Case Studies in …, 2023 - Elsevier
The satisfactory 'collapse prevention'performance level of reinforced concrete (RC) buildings
has been widely recognized during recent earthquakes in Chile. However, there is limited …