Experimental Analysis of Seismic Performance of Masonry Shear Wall Reinforced with PP-Band Mesh and Plastering Mortar under In-Plane Cyclic Loading by Qiang Zhou, Lingyu Yang, Wenyang Zhao

“…These buildings are prone to collapse and cause a lot of casualties, even under the action of small earthquakes. For the reinforcement of this structure, a cheap, effective, and easy-to-construct reinforcement method is urgently needed. …”
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Disaster, environment and local indigenous knowledge in Indonesia by Dede Moh., Kusumaningsih Siti Nurbayani, Widiawaty Millary Agung, Nandhita Ni Gusti Ayu, Wahyuni Sri, Khosihan Aan, Utami Nindita Fajria, Wulandari Puspita, Setiadi Elly Malihah, Ismail Arif

“…This research shows that local indigenous knowledge in Indonesian society has included environmental adaptations to several disasters, such as floods, landslides, tsunamis, earthquakes, plagues, volcanic eruptions, and other hydrometeorological extreme events. …”
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The Role of Siak District Library and Archives Office in Disaster Mitigation by Yazid Tantri Puspita, Salam Noor Efni, Iskandar Dahrial, Hardianti Fitri, Elsarena Mai Sela Rosa, Wahidar Tutut Ismi

“…Some disasters that are indicated to have a more frequent frequency level in Siak include floods, extreme weather, extreme heat waves, abrasion, forest and land fires, drought, disease outbreaks, earthquakes to landslides. Serious efforts are needed in reducing disaster risk (disaster mitigation) so that Siak Regency becomes a district that is conducive and emergency-responsive in the face of future disasters. …”
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Analysis of Landslides Susceptibility of the Erzincan-Sivas Road and Its Surrounding Region by the AHP Method based on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) by Betül Güneş, Ali Ümran Kömüşcü

“…Landslides cause the highest human loss and economic damages following the earthquakes in Türkiye. This study aimed to identify areas that are susceptible to landslides in the Erzincan-Sivas highway and its surrounding region which frequently suffer from landslides based on the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) Method using Geographic Information System (GIS) approach. …”
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P- and S-Wave Velocity Structures and the Influence of Volcanic Activities in the East Java Area From Seismic Tomography by Syawaldin Ridha, Sukir Maryanto, Agustya A. Martha, Vanisa Syahra, Muhajir Anshori, Pepen Supendi, Sri Widiyantoro, Sri D. Wuryani, Rendi P. Hab Sari

“…This research is mainly aimed at identifying the influence of the volcanic activities by tomography analysis. The data of the earthquakes was recorded by 22 seismic stations of the Indonesia Tsunami Early Warning System (InaTEWS) seismic network in the period of 2009–2017. …”
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Azores UNESCO Global Geopark: Where Volcanoes Tell us their Stories by Eva Lima, Salomé Meneses

“…The unique geological and geographical setting of the archipelago allowed the development of outstanding landscapes and a culture that is deeply linked to volcanic eruptions and earthquakes. One of the priorities of the geopark is to provide the tools and knowledge for sustainable use of this heritage e through geotourism. …”
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Numerical study on the cyclic behavior of the stiffened steel plate shear walls containing sandwich panels with corrugated core by Shuna Zhang, Peng Zhang, Shaopeng Wang, Amir Ghiasvand

“…Abstract Steel Shear Walls (SSWs) are known as structures that dampen the seismic loads like earthquakes in every construction, especially in tall buildings. …”
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Investigation into the Impact of L-Shaped RC Shear Wall Placement with Openings on the Behavior of Medium-Rise Buildings by Salem Merabti, Salah Bezari, Abdelkadir Aymen Laari, Aboubaker Khachouche

“…The findings of this study indicate that openings have a noticeable impact on the overall behavior of buildings and on the shear wall's capacity to withstand earthquakes. However, opening ratios of 20.8%, 30%, and 31.8%, depending on the direction, are considered optimal opening percentages for L-shaped shear walls. …”
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Arc-Surfaced Frictional Damper for Vibration Control in Container Crane by Gongxian Wang, Yang-Yang Wang, Jianming Yuan, Yi Yang, Dong Wang

“…After that, seismic responses of container crane with and without dampers to four earthquakes are studied using nonlinear dynamic time-history analysis. …”
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A human-on-the-loop approach for labelling seismic recordings from landslide site via a multi-class deep-learning based classification model by Jiaxin Jiang, David Murray, Vladimir Stankovic, Lina Stankovic, Clement Hibert, Stella Pytharouli, Jean-Philippe Malet

“…Recent advances in machine learning have introduced algorithms for classifying seismic events associated with landslides, such as earthquakes, rockfalls, and smaller quakes. However, the opaque, “black box” nature of deep learning algorithms has raised concerns of reliability and interpretability by Earth scientists and end-users, hesitant to adopt these models. …”
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Analysis of Above-Ground Steel Storage Tanks Resting Over Piles or Stone Columns by Tarek Salem, Hassan Maaly, Ahmed Abdelbaset

“…It is also noticed that stone columns with high elastic modulus are effective in reducing the sloshing height of the oil surface during earthquakes.…”
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Seismic Response for Wave Propagation across Joints with Equally and Unequally Close-Open Behaviours by Qi Zhang, Zhengliang Li, Tao Yu

“…The interaction between rock joints and seismic waves is critical in rock engineering when rock mass is suffered from human-induced or natural earthquakes. Stress wave propagation across rock joints is usually dependent on the seismic response of the joints. …”
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Long-Term Common Resources Management and Resilience in a Local Community: How Kinosaki Onsen could Quickly Respond to COVID-19? by Ayako MORISHITA, Toshio GOTO

“…Focusing on the case of Kinosaki Onsen, Hyogo Prefecture, our literature review and interviews with CEOs of family-owned hot spring inns in operation for centuries, reveal this community of 3,125 habitants developed a governance mechanism of shared hot spring resources to solve the social dilemma starting in the 18th century, which was developed into a community resilience system through their experiences with major earthquakes and other crises, under the leadership of community-embedded family business members over generations, based on their generational social capital in the community. …”
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Empowering Aid Personnel That Respond to Disasters by Vedat Işıkhan

“…The frequency of disasters and their impact on people has increased due to climatic changes and increasing population density. Today, earthquakes, floods, drought, fires, volcanic and nuclear explosions, terrorist attacks have turned into ordinary events. …”
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Shaking Table Tests of Curved Bridge considering Bearing Friction Sliding Isolation by Lei Yan, Qingning Li, Chun Han, Haotian Jiang

“…Specific to severe damage to curved bridges in earthquakes caused by the excessive force of the fixed bearings and piers, a new seismic design method on curved bridges considering bearing friction sliding isolation is proposed in this paper. …”
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Crustal and Upper Mantle Structure of the Assam Valley Region, NE India: A Review of Geophysical Findings by Ilya Lozovsky, Ivan Varentsov, Devesh Walia

“…The north–south convergence along the Indo-Tibetan Himalayan Ranges and the east–west subduction within the Indo-Burma Ranges create a complex stress regime, resulting in significant seismic activity and a history of great/large earthquakes. The region’s intricate strain patterns, active faults, and potential seismic gaps underscore the need for detailed subsurface studies to effectively assess seismic hazards and impending seismicity. …”
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Multi-hazard systems approach to overcome multi-hazard disaster in the northern coastal region of central jawa province by Muktiali Mohammad, Hadi Sudharto P., Purnaweni Hartuti

“…There are 21 types of natural disasters in the high category, such as floods, flash floods, extreme weather, extreme waves and abrasion, earthquakes, drought, several volcanic eruptions, liquefaction, tsunamis and landslides. …”
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Literature studies on natural disasters and communication in Indonesia by Oktavia Yenny, Khairani Wardah Nabila

“…The results showed that: 1) The types of natural disasters that are the main concern in the publication of communication journals in Indonesia are disasters on a national and regional scale such as floods, earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions. 2) Various communication topics include disaster communication for community mitigation and preparedness, public communication and social media in disasters, crisis communication and disaster communication management, communication and community participation in disasters, as well as disaster communication and vulnerability issues of vulnerable groups. 3) Efforts to bridge the gap between research and disaster management practice are challenges that must be faced so that communication science can make a greater contribution to improving the effectiveness of disaster management and mitigation in Indonesia.…”
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The Impact of Microearthquakes Induced by Reservoir Water Level Rise on Stability of Rock Slope by Dongliang Li, Xinrong Liu, Xingwang Li, Yongquan Liu

“…Safety factors based on probability statistics and FLAC3D are used for numerical simulation (under the operating condition that five earthquakes of Intensity IV are applied to slope in succession after water level rises from 145 m to 175 m). …”
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Geohazard features of the Aeolian Island slopes and the North-Eastern Sicily offshore by Fabiano Gamberi, Daniele Casalbore, Michael Marani, Marzia Rovere, Alessandro Bosman, Marilena Calarco, Giacomo Dalla Valle, Elisa Leidi, Eleonora Martorelli, Alessandra Mercorella, Martina Pierdomenico, Claudia Romagnoli, Chiara Adami, Francesco Giuseppe Falese, Andrè Fascetti, Valentina Ferrante, Michela Ingrassia, Erika Lai, Cristian Montanaro, Andrea Sposato, Francesco Latino Chiocci

“…Volcanic unrest or local and regional earthquakes are proven to have caused submarine landslides and tsunamis.…”
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