Seismic isolation has emerged as a pivotal strategy in mitigating earthquake-induced damage by decoupling structures from ground motions. Recent advancements encompass both experimental and numerical ...

Keywords: hybrid simulation, collapse assessment, steel moment frames, steel gravity frames, integration methods, substructuring technique Abstract: This report presents two series of hybrid ...

Recent earthquake damage has exposed the vulnerability of existing structures to strong ground movement. Researchers are now analyzing shape-memory alloys for their potential use in constructing ...

Keywords: Earthquake engineering, seismic isolation, deformable rolling bearings, low-cost isolation for lightweight structures, triaxial shake table testing, and isolator behavior modeling. Abstract: ...

Innovative aerodynamic design in skyscrapers enhances structural stability, allowing for intentional flexibility to withstand ...

The need to account for earthquake hazards in switchgear design affects nearly all of us An earthquake will occur today. The same can be said for tomorrow and the day after. Most of these quakes will ...

Changes in India’s seismic design standards notified by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) in November last year have prompted Gurugram Metro Rail Limited (GMRL) to revise the structural design of ...

An optical fiber monitoring system has been installed at the thousand-year-old Hanging Temple in North China's Shanxi ...