Browsing by Subject "Seismic Performance"
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Effects of spatial variability of soil properties and ground motion characteristics on permanent displacements of slopes
(2022)The seismic performance of earth slopes is a problem of great importance in geotechnical earthquake engineering associated with various sources of uncertainty. This research investigates the effects of two important causes ... -
Influence of variability of material mechanical properties on seismic performance of steel and steel–concrete composite structures
(2017)Modern standards for constructions in seismic zones allow the construction of buildings able to dissipate the energy of the seismic input through an appropriate location of cyclic plastic deformations involving the largest ... -
Parameters affecting response and design of steel moment frame reduced beam section connections: An overview
(2011)The most crucial parameters that affect the response as well as the design of Steel Moment Frame (SMF) Reduced Beam Section (RBS) connections are discussed. After a brief historical background concerning the development ... -
Recent advances on the hybrid simulation of bridges base on partitioned time integration, dynamic identification and model updating
(2015)The influence of the seismic performance of existing bridges on the functionality of communication infrastructures is widely recognized as a crucial issue. Therefore, Hybrid Simulation with Dynamic Substructuring (HS-DS) ... -
Simplified model for the seismic performance of unanchored liquid storage tanks
(2015)Ground-supported unanchored liquid-storage cylindrical tanks, when subjected to strong seismic loading may exhibit uplifting of their bottom plate, which has significant effects on their dynamic behavior and strength. Those ... -
Simulation of random fields of soil properties by the local average subdivision method and engineering applications
(2021)The seismic performance of oil and natural gas pipelines founded or embedded in earth slopes encompasses great uncertainty related both to the earthquake shaking characteristics and to the natural heterogeneity of geomaterials. ... -
Soil-Structure Interaction Effects in Offshore Wind Support Structures under Seismic Loading
(2019)This paper explores the performance of a 10 MW offshore wind turbine (OWT) supported either on a large diameter monopile or a 4-legged jacket emphasizing on the nonlinear response of its belowseabed foundation. The seabed ... -
Uplift mechanics of unanchored liquid storage tanks subjected to lateral earthquake loading
(2021)Motivated by the seismic response of unanchored liquid storage tanks, their uplift mechanism under strong lateral loading is examined. Using three-dimensional finite element models, nonlinear static analysis is conducted ... -
Βehavior of underground energy pipelines under permanent ground displacements
(2021)The seismic performance of oil and natural gas steel pipelines embedded in earth slopes presents great uncertainty related both to the earthquake shaking characteristics and to the natural heterogeneity of geomaterials. ...