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Earthquake Engineering and Seismic Risk

A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Civil Engineering".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 April 2025 | Viewed by 3544

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Amir M. Yousefi

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School of Engineering, Design and Built Environment, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia
Interests: finite element analysis; structural analysis; steel structures; seismic design; earthquake engineering; civil engineering; structural dynamics
Prof. Dr. Bijan Samali

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Centre for Infrastructure Engineering, School of Engineering, Design and Built Environment, Western Sydney University, NSW, Australia
Interests: structural dynamics; earthquake engineering; wind engineering; smart materials for structural control applications; damage detection and health monitoring of bridges
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Dear Colleagues,

The rapid expansion of urban populations and the resulting pressure on limited urban space have significantly impacted the development of residential areas within cities. Factors such as the high cost of land, the desire to curb urban sprawl, and the necessity to preserve valuable agricultural land have collectively driven the construction of building structures upwards. As a consequence, high-rise structures have emerged as prominent symbols of modern civilization, transforming the skylines of cities worldwide. However, a primary challenge associated with the modern structures is their vulnerability to earthquake and seismic forces. The aim of this Special Issue is to cover earthquake engineering and seismic risk particularly within the building industry. This Special Issue also focuses on the behaviour and design of building structures to combined seismic and wind forces. In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include but are not restricted to structural steel research, structural engineering and innovations, structural dynamics, earthquake engineering, structural stability, seismic risk, and disaster engineering.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Amir M. Yousefi
Prof. Dr. Bijan Samali
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Keywords

  • earthquake engineering
  • seismic risk
  • structural dynamics
  • structural vibration control
  • testing and design of structures
  • steel and cold-formed steel structures
  • prefabricated modular construction
  • 3D-printed steel structures to seismic forces
  • application of artificial intelligence in earthquake engineering
  • health monitoring

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Study on the Seismic Response of a Water-Conveyance Tunnel Considering Non-Uniform Longitudinal Subsurface Geometry and Obliquely Incident SV-Waves
by Erlei Yao, Yu Rao, Meishan Liu, Zhifang Liu and Ang Cao
Appl. Sci. 2024, 14(11), 4398; https://doi.org/10.3390/app14114398 - 22 May 2024
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The longitudinal seismic response characteristics of a shallow-buried water-conveyance tunnel under non-uniform longitudinal subsurface geometry and obliquely incident SV-waves was studied using the numerical method, where the effect of the non-uniform longitudinal subsurface geometry due to the existence of a local one-sided rock [...] Read more.
The longitudinal seismic response characteristics of a shallow-buried water-conveyance tunnel under non-uniform longitudinal subsurface geometry and obliquely incident SV-waves was studied using the numerical method, where the effect of the non-uniform longitudinal subsurface geometry due to the existence of a local one-sided rock mountain on the seismic response of the tunnel was focused on. Correspondingly, a large-scale three-dimensional (3D) finite-element model was established, where different incidence angles and incidence directions of the SV-wave were taken into consideration. Also, the non-linearity of soil and rock and the damage plastic of the concrete lining were incorporated. In addition, the wave field of the site and the acceleration response as well as damage of the tunnel were observed. The results revealed the following: (i) a local inclined subsurface geometry may focus an obliquely incident wave due to refraction or total reflection; (ii) a tunnel in a site adjacent to a rock mountain may exhibit a higher acceleration response than a tunnel in a homogeneous plain site; and (iii) damage in the tunnel in the site adjacent to a rock mountain may appear in multiple positions, and the effect of the incidence angle on the mode of compressive deformation and damage of the lining is of significance. Full article
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Field Reconnaissance and Earthquake Vulnerability of the RC Buildings in Adıyaman during 2023 Türkiye Earthquakes
by Ercan Işık, Fatih Avcil, Rabia İzol, Aydın Büyüksaraç, Hüseyin Bilgin, Ehsan Harirchian and Enes Arkan
Appl. Sci. 2024, 14(7), 2860; https://doi.org/10.3390/app14072860 - 28 Mar 2024
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The 6th February 2023 Pazarcık and Elbistan earthquakes (Mw = 7.7 and Mw = 7.6) caused great destruction in many cities and were the disaster of the century for Türkiye. The greatest destruction was caused in the provinces of Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, [...] Read more.
The 6th February 2023 Pazarcık and Elbistan earthquakes (Mw = 7.7 and Mw = 7.6) caused great destruction in many cities and were the disaster of the century for Türkiye. The greatest destruction was caused in the provinces of Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, and Adıyaman during these earthquakes, which were independent of each other and occurred on the same day. Information about earthquakes and strong ground motion records is given within the scope of this study. Reinforced concrete (RC) structures which constitute a large part of the urban building stock in the earthquake region were exposed to structural damage at different levels. The structural damage in the RC structures in the city center, Gölbaşı, and Kahta districts of the province of Adıyaman was evaluated within the scope of earthquake and civil engineering after field investigations. Insufficient RC, low-strength concrete reinforcement problems, RC frame failure, heavy overhang, short columns, soft story, and pounding effect are the main causes of the earthquake damage. The presence of these factors that reduce the earthquake resistance of RC structures increased the damage level. In addition, the fact that the earthquakes occurred nine hours apart and the continuation of aftershocks during that period negatively affected the damage levels. It has been observed that structures that receive the necessary engineering services during the construction and project phases ensure the safety of life and property, even if the structure is slightly damaged. In this study, we also tried to reveal whether the target displacements were satisfactorily represented by numerical analysis for a sample RC structure. Full article
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Rapid Visual Screening Feature Importance for Seismic Vulnerability Ranking via Machine Learning and SHAP Values
by Ioannis Karampinis, Lazaros Iliadis and Athanasios Karabinis
Appl. Sci. 2024, 14(6), 2609; https://doi.org/10.3390/app14062609 - 20 Mar 2024
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Structures inevitably suffer damage after an earthquake, with severity ranging from minimal damage of nonstructural elements to partial or even total collapse, possibly with loss of human lives. Thus, it is essential for engineers to understand the crucial factors that drive a structure [...] Read more.
Structures inevitably suffer damage after an earthquake, with severity ranging from minimal damage of nonstructural elements to partial or even total collapse, possibly with loss of human lives. Thus, it is essential for engineers to understand the crucial factors that drive a structure towards suffering higher degrees of damage in order for preventative measures to be taken. In the present study, we focus on three well-known damage thresholds: the Collapse Limit State, Ultimate Limit State, and Serviceability Limit State. We analyze the features obtained via Rapid Visual Screening to determine whether or not a given structure crosses these thresholds. To this end, we use machine learning to perform binary classification for each damage threshold, and use explainability to quantify the effect of each parameter via SHAP values (SHapley Additive exPlanations). The quantitative results that we obtain demonstrate the potential applicability of ML methods for recalibrating the computation of structural vulnerability indices using data from recent earthquakes. Full article
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