Seismic Response of Plan-Asymmetric Structures with Diaphragm Flexibility by Hamed Eivani, Abdolreza S. Moghadam, Armin Aziminejad, Masoud Nekooei

“…Moreover, it was found that a suitable configuration of centers in torsionally stiff structures depends on the degree of diaphragm flexibility, in addition to the intensity of earthquakes (structure yield level) and selected engineering demand parameter.…”
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Lateral Seismic Fragility Assessment of Cable-Stayed Bridge with Diamond-Shaped Concrete Pylons by Chao Zhang, Jianbin Lu, Zhengan Zhou, Xueyuan Yan, Li Xu, Jinjun Lin

“…However, the diamond-shaped pylons have both inward and outward inclinations, which may result in complicated seismic behavior when subjected to lateral earthquake excitations. To end this, the finite element model of a cable-stayed bridge with diamond concrete pylon is developed firstly. …”
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Effect of Seismic Frequency Spectra on Surrounding Rock Damage Evolution of Large Underground Caverns by Yumin Zhang, Zeqi Zhu, Rongchao Xu, Zhiquan Huang

“…Those findings may provide practical data for earthquake-resistant design and construction.…”
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On Factors behind the Reasonable Failure Mode of Concrete-Filled Circular Steel Tubular Composite Frame by Yang-bing Liu, Ping-ping Cui, Fang Chen

“…Compared with conventional reinforced concrete structures and steel structures, CFST structures in strong earthquake showcase more complicated strength and deformation behavior because there are many factors underlying the failure mode. …”
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Nonlinear Regression Based Health Monitoring of Hysteretic Structures under Seismic Excitation by C. Xu, J. Geoffrey Chase, Geoffrey W. Rodgers

“…The resulting damage indicators can robustly and clearly indicate structural condition over different earthquake events.…”
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Policy evaluation on the distribution of disaster stimulant funds in Palu city by Nuraisyah Nuraisyah, Erdiyansyah Erdiyansyah, Aldi Aldi

“…This means that there are many complaints from the affected community as they have not been registered as a beneficiary of stimulant funds.This research contributes to the development of public policies related to the policy of distributing stimulant funds for victims of natural disasters consisting of earthquakes, tsunamis, and liquefaction, so policy formulation needs to be designed comprehensively so that it becomes a recommendation for the future because policies related to earthquake, tsunami, and liquefaction disasters have not previously occurred anywhere in the world so that the findings of this study become recommendations for the government in handling increasingly complex natural disasters.…”
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The Effect of Temperature on Dynamic Characteristics of Frozen Clay under Principal Stress Rotation by Bin-Long Zhang, Da-Yan Wang, Zhi-Wei Zhou, Wei Ma, Le-Le Lei

“…The foundation soil is always subjected to complex stress, including continuous rotation of the principal stress caused by traffic and earthquake loads. To comprehend the dynamic characteristics of frozen clay under complex stress sate, including continuous rotation of the principal stress, this study investigates the effect of temperature on the dynamic characteristics of frozen clay under principal stress rotation using a frozen hollow cylinder apparatus (FHCA-300). …”
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Predictive response to the behaviour of old structures using ambient vibrations by Zoubida Maraf, Mounir Naili, Mohamed Bensoula, Abderrahmane Kibboua, Missoum Missoum

“… The response of ancient structures such as the Saint-Jean-Baptiste church or the current El-Badr mosque in Mostaganem (Algeria) to earthquakes depends on these physical characteristics and consequently on modal properties such as frequencies, damping and modal deformations. …”
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Dynamic Response Law of Loess Slope with Different Shapes by Zhixin Yan, Sen Zhang, Xuedong Zhang, Ping Jiang

“…And with the development number of construction projects still on the rise, this area is a high-intensity region with multiple earthquakes, resulting in landslide under earthquakes which is a very serious problem. …”
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Modeling and Analysis of Postdisaster Aviation Medical Rescue Process Using SPN-MC by Qingsong Zhang, Xuezheng Wang, Yijia Jin, Xingna Luo

“…Finally, the Sichuan Jiuzhaigou Earthquake event was taken as a case study to carry out the performance analysis and sensitivity analysis of the postdisaster aviation medical rescue process model. …”
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Cyclic and Explosive Evaluation of New Proposed Steel Joint by Iman Faridmehr, Yusof Ahmad, Mahmood Md. Tahir, Mohd Hanim Osman

“…The resulting fuller hysteretic loops with large energy dissipation capacity in the proposed saddlebag connection guarantee its ability to address the inelastic deformation demands in earthquake conditions.…”
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Seismic Response Analysis and Evaluation of Laminated Rubber Bearing Supported Bridge Based on the Artificial Neural Network by Bingzhe Zhang, Kehai Wang, Guanya Lu, Weizuo Guo

“…Laminated rubber bearings are commonly adopted in small-to-medium span highway bridges in earthquake-prone areas. The accurate establishment of the mechanical model of laminated rubber bearings is one of most critical steps for the bridge seismic response analysis. …”
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Inhabiting “no places”: Subjectivity and family abilities for confronting a socio-natural disaster in Chile by Luisa Rojas-Páez, José Sebastián Sandoval-Día

“…The following work analyzes the subjective dimension of vulnerability-ability of families that have been displaced by an earthquake in Chile. A qualitative design was selected, which included a theoretical sample, ten female heads of household and three institutional agents linked to the displacement and reconstruction of homes after the disaster. …”
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Modification Research of the Internal Substructure Method for Seismic Wave Input in Deep Underground Structure-Soil Systems by Xin Bao, Jingbo Liu, Dongyang Wang, Shutao Li, Fei Wang, Xiaofeng Wang

“…Then, the equivalent input seismic loads are obtained through the dynamic analysis of the internal substructures and applied to the corresponding positions of the total soil-structure models. Thus, the earthquake energy can be more efficiently input into the region near the underground structures without losing computational accuracy. …”
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A Study of Safety Coefficient Determination and Support Parameter Optimization Based on Vulnerability Preevaluation by Minglei Zhang, Linsheng Gao, Yue Yang, Yidong Zhang, Ming Ji

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Pounding Effects in Simply Supported Bridges Accounting for Spatial Variability of Ground Motion: A Case Study by G. Tecchio, M. Grendene, C. Modena

“…This study carries out a parametrical analysis of the seismic response to asynchronous earthquake ground motion of a long multispan rc bridge, the Fener bridge, located on a high seismicity area in the north-east of Italy. …”
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Sustainable Restoration of Cultural Heritage in the digital era by Federico Cinquepalmi, Virginia Adele Tiburcio

“…What was happened in Aquila region after the earthquake of 2019 must not happen again. Digital technologies can be used to prevent such a catastrophic event, preventing and limiting damages, providing evaluable information, and realizing a tool that can be shared among the stakeholders to restore the physical and cultural value of an historical building also in case of extreme events.…”
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Adaptive Model Reference Sliding Mode Control of Structural Nonlinear Vibration by Luyu Li, Naibang Wang, Han Qin

“…In this paper, an active mass damper (AMD) with adaptive control design is used to mitigate the vibrations of a multi-degree-of-freedom (MDOF) nonlinear structure under earthquake excitation. In the adaptive control design, a modified unscented Kalman filter (UKF) is developed to identify the unknown states and parameters adaptively. …”
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Unveiling the seismic sensitivity of the Himalayan tunnels: a comprehensive assessment through analytical and numerical exploration of P-wave dynamics by Abdullah Ansari, Pranjal Mandhaniya, Bilal Ahmad Malik

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Non-linear analysis of masonry infilled steel frame under in-plane loading using Multi Pier method by Mohammad Mosa Ahmadvand, Ahmad Maleki, Masoud Pourbaba

“…In the event of an earthquake, the in-plane stiffness, strength, and energy absorption capacity of the lateral load-bearing system could be affected by the presence of masonry infill walls. …”
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