Compression Performance of Newly Designed Replaceable Tubular Steel Piers by Haifeng Li, Xuehang Zhao, Wei Sun, Zhe Xiong

“…To rapidly restore the seismic behaviour of a portal steel bridge column after an earthquake, the installation of replaceable tubular steel piers at the root of a portal steel bridge column is proposed herein. …”
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Central Asia Cold Case: Siberian Pine Fingers New Suspects in Growth Decline CA 1700 CE by David M. Meko, Dina F. Zhirnova, Liliana V. Belokopytova, Yulia A. Kholdaenko, Elena A. Babushkina, Nariman B. Mapitov, Eugene A. Vaganov

“…The spatiotemporal scope of the “nosedive” in tree growth is investigated with a large network of <i>P. sibirica</i> (14 sites) and <i>Larix sibirica</i> Ledeb. (61 sites) chronologies, as well as with existing climatic reconstructions, natural archives, documentary evidence (e.g., earthquake records), and climate maps based on 20th-century reanalysis data. …”
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Influence of Fluid Viscous Damper on the Dynamic Response of Suspension Bridge under Random Traffic Load by Yue Zhao, Pingming Huang, Guanxu Long, Yangguang Yuan, Yamin Sun

“…Fluid viscous dampers (FVDs) are widely used in long-span suspension bridges for earthquake resistance. To analyze efficiently the influences of FVDs on the dynamic response of a suspension bridge under high-intensity traffic flow, a bridge-vehicle coupling method optimized by isoparametric mapping and improved binary search in this work was first developed and validated. …”
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Dynamic Characteristics of Metro Tunnel Closely Parallel to a Ground Fissure by Nina Liu, Quanzhong Lu, Xiaoyang Feng, Wen Fan, Jianbing Peng, Weiliang Liu, Xin Kang

“…Synthetic wave, El Centro wave, and Kobe wave were adopted as the input earthquake waves. Results measured from shaking table model and numerical model were compared and analyzed. …”
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Seismic evaluation and retrofit of reinforced concrete structures by Mangeshkumar R. Shendkar, Adithya Tantri, Asha Udaya Rao

“…Abstract The destructive earthquakes in the world clearly reveal the importance of the seismic behavior of the structures. …”
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High-resolution investigations of fault architecture in space and time by Leonardo Del Sole, Giulio Viola, Luca Aldega, Vincenzo Moretto, Manuel Curzi, Ruikai Xie, Luigi Cantelli, Gianluca Vignaroli

“…We demonstrate that high-resolution studies of fault architectures are required to elucidate modes of fault growth and evolution, decipher long-lived, polyphase tectonic and thermal histories, and understand the influence of heterogenous fault architecture on hydraulic compartmentalization and earthquake rupture dynamics.…”
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The Dynamic Response Law of Bank Slope under Water-Rock Interaction by Yinchai Zhang, Huafeng Deng, Wei Wang, Lingling Duan, Yongyan Zhi, Jianlin Li

“…Thirdly, under the long-term water-rock interaction process, the hydro-fluctuation belt zone gradually becomes a “soft layer” which is sensitive to the earthquake effect and dynamic response, resulting in a direct influence on long-term seismic performance of the bank slope. …”
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Methods Used in Urban Search and Rescue in Disasters and Evaluation of Current Approaches by Gürkan Yılmaz, Sevda Demiröz Yıldırım

“…Disaster is an event that results in serious physical and death of large number of people, because of earthquake, tsunami, flood, landslide, volcano eruption, hurricane, hose, airplane accidents, train accidents, nuclear power plant accidents, explosions and terrorist attacks. …”
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Injection-Triggered Occlusion of Flow Pathways in Geothermal Operations by Maren Brehme, Simona Regenspurg, Peter Leary, Fatih Bulut, Harald Milsch, Sigitas Petrauskas, Robertas Valickas, Guido Blöcher

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A multi-objective mathematical model for optimization design of humanitarian logistics network using meta-heuristic algorithm: a model to enhance actors’ coordination by Behzad Masoomi, Hassanali Aghajani, Ahmad Jafarnejad, Mohammad Mehdi Movahedi

“…Appropriate planning in humanitarian logistics processes, especially in the coordination phase of reconstruction, will be done according to the limited budget of governments and the appropriate use of resources.Originality/Value: One of the innovations of this study is reducing the cost of reconstruction after an earthquake. Several studies were conducted in order to recover from the disaster. …”
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Coupling Beams’ Shear Capacity Prediction by Hybrid Support Vector Regression and Particle Swarm Optimization by Emad A. Abood, Mustafa Kamal Al-Kamal, Sabih Hashim Muhodir, Nadia Moneem Al-Abdaly, Luís Filipe Almeida Bernardo, Dario De Domenico, Hamza Imran

“…A precise forecasting of the critical shear capacity is essential to avoid early shear failure and attain the desired ductility performance of coupled shear wall systems in earthquake design. This paper examines the ability of Support Vector Regression (SVR) in predicting the shear performance of coupling beams. …”
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Flood Analysis with HEC-RAS: A Case Study of Tigris River by Selman Ogras, Fevzi Onen

“…Considering the peculiar state of nature, floods, which are the greatest disasters after the earthquake, are unlikely to occur. But floods are becoming more risky for human beings day by day because of the population growth, need of water and settlements, wrong zoning plan, and unplanned engineering practices. …”
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Large-Eddy Simulation (LES) on the Square and Triangular Tall Buildings to Measure Drag Force by Abdollah B. Daemei, Amiraslan Darvish, Roya Aeinehvand, Amirali Razzaghipour

“…The wind load issues play a significant role in designing tall buildings, which has sometimes been considered an even more essential factor than earthquake loads. Also, investigating wind behavior in tall buildings is a crucial issue in architectural and structural design. …”
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Study on the Large Deformation Characteristics and Disaster Mechanism of a Thin-Layer Soft-Rock Tunnel by Xiulian Zhang, Manchao He, Fengnian Wang, Gan Li, Shengxin Xu, Zhigang Tao

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Dam-breach process simulation and risk assessment of outburst flood induced by the Tangjiashan landslide-dammed lake by Junxue Ma, Chong Xu, Jian Chen

“…Study region: This study focuses on the Tangjiashan landslide-dammed lake (TJSLL), located in Beichuan County, Sichuan Province, China, which experienced a large outburst flood (OF) following the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake. The region is characterized by complex river channels and steep terrain, which significantly influenced flood dynamics. …”
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CBRN-p Hazards and Risks Triggered by Natural Events; Turkey Example by Ayşe Handan Dökmeci, Öznur Akduman

“…There are maps for natural events such as earthquakes, floods, landslides and avalanches in our country. …”
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Numerical Analysis of the Width Design of a Protective Pillar in High-Stress Roadway: A Case Study by FuZhou Qi, ZhanGuo Ma, Ning Li, Bin Li, Zhiliu Wang, WeiXia Ma

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Seismic Damage Prediction Method for Lining Structures Based on the SEDR Principle by Q. Zheng, C. L. Xin, Y. S. Shen, Z. M. Huang, B. Gao

“…Moreover, numerical simulations of the typical seismic damage sections of two tunnels in the Great Wenchuan Earthquake and a calculating example of the theoretical equations are conducted to verify the proposed method. …”
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Complexity of near-surface deformation and subsurface structure of the Chihshang creeping fault-line scarp, eastern Taiwan: insights from integration of geological and geophysical... by W. J. Huang, M. T. Fitrianto, C. C. Chen, P. Y. Chang, I. C. Yen, M. Le Béon, S. T. Lu

“…Abstract The precise position and geometry of a fault and the recognition of contemporary active strands are pivotal elements for formulating regulations for earthquake fault zones and fault setbacks. The western frontal escarpment toe of the Coastal Range in Tapo, eastern Taiwan is commonly considered as the plausible location of the N18°E-trending, east-dipping Chihshang creeping seismogenic fault. …”
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Potential and limitations of noise-based surface-wave tomography for numerical site effect estimation: a case study in the French Rhône valley by Lavoué, François, Froment, Bérénice, Gélis, Céline, Boué, Pierre,  Chaljub, Emmanuel, Stehly, Laurent, Beauprêtre, Sophie, De Martin, Florent,  Gisselbrecht, Loïc, Pilz, Marco, Moiriat, Denis, Cushing, Edward Marc

“…In certain geological settings such as sedimentary basins, the ground motion induced by an earthquake may be amplified by local site conditions. …”
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