Abstract The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 (SFDRR) highlights
the importance of scientific research, supporting the 'availability and application of science …

This article presents a brief survey on some of the latest developments in the area of
reliability-based design optimization of structural systems under stochastic excitation. The …

This paper presents a practical multi-level performance-based optimisation method of
nonlinear viscous dampers (NVDs) for seismic retrofit of existing substandard steel frames. A …

One of the methods to improve the performance of tuned mass dampers is to combine the
primary and auxiliary mass dampers in series, known as multiple tuned mass dampers. The …

Anti-seismic devices should be designed with proper safety margins against their failure,
because the reliability of the structural system where they are installed is strongly influenced …

The seismic design of structures according to current codes is generally carried out using a
uniform-hazard spectrum for a fixed return period, and by employing a deterministic …

An optimization approach for the seismic design of yielding moment‐resisting frames
(MRFs) with nonlinear fluid viscous dampers (FVDs) is presented. As the optimal design of …

The optimal and smart design of nonlinear building structures with and without passive
dampers subjected to earthquake loading is of great concern in the structural design of …

This paper presents an optimal direct displacement-based design (DDBD) procedure for
designing steel moment-resisting frames equipped with nonlinear fluid viscous dampers …

Energy-dissipation devices have been widely used for seismic mitigation of civil structures.
Stochastic optimization of energy-dissipation devices has emerged as an appealing means …