Seismic Study of Skew Bridge Supported on Laminated-Rubber Bearings by Xueshan Liu, Wei Guo, Jianzhong Li, Hua Zhang

“…This bridge is a skew bridge that suffered seismic damage during the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake. The possible seismic response of this skew bridge under the Wenchuan earthquake was simulated, and the postearthquake repair methods were analyzed considering the effects of bearing types and cable restrainers. …”
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Seismic vulnerability assessment of a hospital building with and without retrofitting using RC shear walls by Fauzan, Aryo Agista Geby, Syandriaji Diva, Al Jauhari Zev, Bima Suwarso Deara

“…Furthermore, structural fragility curves of the hospital building were developed with and without retrofitting against earthquake loads. The vulnerability analysis results indicated that retrofitting the hospital building with shear walls reduces the probability of building damage due to earthquake loads by 52.69% at the level of extensive damage at a PGA of 0.60 g.…”
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Seismic vulnerability analysis of irregular and regular structures using fragility curve by Rehni Setiati, Masrilayanti, Ruddy Kurniawan, Asri Luthfi Ainy, Sourkan Sulleyman

“…High-rise buildings with structural irregularities are at a higher risk of collapse during an earthquake if they are not designed and constructed properly according to existing regulations. …”
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Preliminary study site characterization using HVSR microtremor in West Bandung Basin by Fitri Yulianto Gita, Saimima Wakano Qashdina, Widi Santoso Eko, Ridwan Mohamad, Santoso Budy

“…Site characteristic become crucial factor in seismic hazard assessment correspond to the site response of earthquake motions. This study investigates site characterization in the western part of the Bandung Basin using the Horizontal-to-Vertical Spectral Ratio (HVSR) method. …”
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Numerical Study to Assess the Structural Behavior of the Bajrakli Mosque (Western Kosovo) by Huseyin Bilgin, Faton Ramadani

“…The maximum displacement of the structure is found to be 7.1 mm and 8.0 mm in combination of self-weight and earthquake load in X and Y direction, respectively. …”
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Experimental Study on Seismic Performance of Prefabricated Utility Tunnel by Xu Duan, Qi Dong, Wanjun Ye

“…Dynamic strain obtained by Fiber Bragg Grating sensors releases the critical positions of the prefabricated utility tunnel during the earthquake. Moreover, the dynamic responses of the pipelines contained in the utility tunnel are also analyzed. …”
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Numerical Modeling of Seismic Responses and Seismic Measures of Tunnel Crossing a Fault Zone: A Case Study by Lin Li, Liping Xian, Chaofan Yao, Deping Guo, Chengliang Liu

“…The results show that high earthquake intensity, high in situ stress, and fault zone are the main reasons for damage of Longxi Tunnel. …”
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Analysis on the Influence of Increasing Seismic Fortification Intensity on Seismic Performance of Underground Station by Ying Zeng, Shiguang Xu, Shiqian Yin

“…China Earthquake Parameter Zoning (2016) has increased the seismic fortification intensity in Chengdu from VII to VIII. …”
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Seismic Reliability Evaluation Strategy for Substation Systems Based on the Quasi-Monte Carlo Simulation Method and Triangle Algorithm by Xiaohang Liu, Shansuo Zheng, Qing Qin, Piji Hou

“…Furthermore, the evaluation process demonstrated that substations are more susceptible to earthquakes than individual pieces of equipment, indicating that the redundancy of existing substations is insufficient.…”
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A Comparison of Simplified Modelling Approaches for Performance Assessment of Piles Subjected to Lateral Spreading of Liquefied Ground by Yung-Yen Ko, Yu-Ying Lin

“…The lateral spreading of the ground due to liquefaction during earthquakes may considerably damage the embedded piles, which is an important issue in the seismic design of pile foundations. …”
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Joint Optimization of RCC Gravity Dam on Complex Foundation Considering Seismic Dynamic Response by LI Jinyou, HU Jiang, GU Zhenhua

“…To explore the influence of transverse seam cutting of a high RCC gravity dam on the seismic performance of the dam body,this paper takes the RCC gravity dam project of Mahl Hydropower Station in Pakistan with high seismic intensity and sand-mudstone interbedded foundation as the research object.Through the establishment of three-dimensional integral finite element model,the self-compiled viscoelastic dynamic boundary program is introduced.The dynamic response and difference of the dam body under the design earthquake and maximum credible earthquake (MCE) conditions are calculated respectively when the code wave,site wave,and Koyna wave are input.Based on the ratio defined by the design formula of bearing capacity limit state,the seismic safety state of the RCC gravity dam is comprehensively evaluated by simulating the three comparison schemes of 1/3 height,2/3 height,and full joint cutting of transverse seam.The results show that when the code wave is input,under the action of MCE,the resistance effect ratio coefficient η of the dam foundation surface under the 1/3 and 2/3 height schemes of transverse seam cutting is greater than 1.Under the full joint scheme,η_min=0.91,and the values of η are less than 1 for a total of 6 times within 0.6 s.After comprehensive consideration,the 2/3 height of transverse seam cutting can be used as the construction recommendation scheme.The research results can provide a reference for the optimal layout of the RCC gravity dam project in the conditions of high seismic intensity and complex geology.…”
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Seismic Improvement and Rehabilitation of Steel Concentric Braced Frames: A Framework-Based Review by Atefeh Soleymani, Hamed Saffari

“…The ability of structures to withstand seismic loads is the most important feature of earthquake engineering. Because of their high stiffness and lateral strength, concentrically braced frames (CBF) are one of the most prevalent resisting methods in engineering structures. …”
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Experimental Study on the Evolution Mechanism of Landslide with Retaining Wall Locked Segment by Han-Dong Liu, Jia-Xing Chen, Zhi-Fei Guo, Dong-Dong Li, Ya-Feng Zhang

“…The failure of locked segment-type slopes is often affected by rainfall, earthquake, and other external loads. Rainfall scours the slope and weakens the mechanical properties of rock-soil mass. …”
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Development of Ground Freezing System for Undisturbed Sampling of Granular Soils by Youngseok Kim, Bumsik Hwang, Wanjei Cho

“…With increasing necessity of liquefaction evaluation under earthquake loading, there has been more research with high-quality granular samples, with ground freezing techniques in the world. …”
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Experimental Studies on the Behaviors of New Energy-Saving Concrete Self-Insulating Load-Bearing Block Wall under Low-Cycle Cyclic Loading by Bashir H. Osman, Zhongfan Chen

“…Masonry walls are usually designed to resist the effect of lateral and gravity loads resulting from wind or earthquake excitations. This research aimed at investigating the inelastic behavior of a new energy-saving concrete self-insulating load-bearing block wall (ECSLBW) under in-plane cyclic loading. …”
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Floating Inductance and FDNR Using Positive Polarity Current Conveyors by K. Pal

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Shaking Table Study on the Seismic Performance of Geogrid Reinforced Soil Retaining Walls by Xiaoguang Cai, Sihan Li, Honglu Xu, Liping Jing, Xin Huang, Chen Zhu

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Seismic Fragility Estimates of LRB Base Isolated Frames Using Performance-Based Design by Iman Mansouri, Gholamreza Ghodrati Amiri, Jong Wan Hu, Mohammadreza Khoshkalam, Sanaz Soori, Shahrokh Shahbazi

“…With improving technology, the idea of using energy dissipater equipment has been strengthened in order to control the structures response in dynamic loads such as wind and earthquake. In this research, we dealt with seismic performance of base isolated structures with lead-rubber bearing (LRB) using incremental dynamic analysis (IDA). …”
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Hydroacoustic sensing of seismic events during the Tajogaite volcanic eruption (La Palma, Spain) by Jesús Alcázar-Treviño, Guillermo Lara, Eduardo D. Suarez, Manuel Bou, Itahiza Domínguez, Susannah Buchan, Francisco Domínguez, Eugenio Fraile-Nuez

“…We compare hydrophone recordings with island’s seismic network and earthquake database from the Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN). …”
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Evaluation of Seismic Performance and Soil-Structure Interaction (SSI) for Piloti-Type Buildings considering Korean Geotechnical Conditions by Seung Dae Kim, Jaeyong Yoon, Wanjei Cho, Jungwhee Lee

“…The large difference in lateral stiffness between the first and the upper floors makes the structure very vulnerable to earthquakes. Through the recent earthquakes in Gyeongju (2016) and Pohang (2017), due to such structural disadvantages, many damage cases have been reported, especially in low-rise piloti-type buildings with five stories or less. …”
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