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Seismic Resistance and Vulnerability Assessments of Building Structures

A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Building Structures".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2025 | Viewed by 1990

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Carlo Del Gaudio

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Department of Structures for Engineering and Architecture, University of Naples Federico II, 80125 Naples, Italy
Interests: earthquake engineering; structural engineering; seismic buildings; structural analysis; construction engineering; civil engineering; construction; concrete technologies; structural dynamics
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Prof. Dr. Gerardo Mario Verderame

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Department of Structures for Engineering and Architecture, University of Naples Federico II, 80125 Naples, Italy
Interests: reinforced concrete buildings; masonry infills; nonlinear modeling; fragility analysis; experimental testing; large-scale vulnerability analysis
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce a Special Issue entitled "Seismic Resistance and Vulnerability Assessments of Building Structures" to be published in Buildings.

In light of the persistent threat posed by seismic events to building structures worldwide, this Special Issue aims to compile cutting-edge research and innovative methodologies focused on seismic resilience and vulnerability assessments. We invite contributions that address various aspects of seismic resistance, vulnerability assessments, retrofitting strategies, and mitigation measures for building structures.

Potential topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Novel seismic-resistant design approaches;
  • Advanced numerical modeling techniques for seismic analysis;
  • Performance-based seismic design methodologies;
  • Field studies and case histories of seismic events and building responses;
  • Seismic vulnerability assessment methodologies;
  • Retrofitting and strengthening techniques for existing structures;
  • Innovative materials for seismic-resistant construction;
  • The socio-economic implications of seismic risk and resilience measures;
  • The integration of resilience concepts into building codes and standards;
  • Multi-hazard risk assessments for buildings in seismically active regions.

Dr. Carlo Del Gaudio
Prof. Dr. Gerardo Mario Verderame
Guest Editors

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Buildings is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • seismic resistance
  • vulnerability assessments
  • reinforced concrete buildings
  • masonry buildings
  • earthquake engineering
  • structural resilience
  • seismic risk assessments
  • structural dynamics
  • seismic analysis
  • damage assessments
  • post-earthquake damage data
  • structural retrofitting

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Rapid Urban-Scale Building Collapse Assessment Based on Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis and Earthquake Observations
by Mahnoosh Biglari, Hiroshi Kawase and Iman Ashayeri
Buildings 2024, 14(10), 3321; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings14103321 - 21 Oct 2024
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Rapid damage assessment after an earthquake is crucial for allocating and prioritizing emergency actions. Building damage due to an earthquake depends on the seismic hazard and the building’s strength. While it is now possible to promptly access acceleration data as seismic input through [...] Read more.
Rapid damage assessment after an earthquake is crucial for allocating and prioritizing emergency actions. Building damage due to an earthquake depends on the seismic hazard and the building’s strength. While it is now possible to promptly access acceleration data as seismic input through online strong motion networks in urban areas, good models are necessary to evaluate the damage in different zones of the affected area. This study aims to present a rapid method for such an urban-scale building collapse evaluation by conducting a nonlinear dynamic analysis of modeled buildings. Based on the Nagato and Kawase model, this study estimates the yield shear strength of 3-story steel buildings, 3-story reinforced concrete buildings, and 1-story masonry buildings in Sarpol-e-Zahab City after the 2017 Mw7.3 earthquake. The damage ratio is calculated through nonlinear dynamic analyses using estimated records from the main earthquake shock in different city zones. The research found that the seismic yield shear strength of steel and reinforced concrete buildings might be weaker than that of the Iranian seismic code’s standard value. Conversely, masonry-building resistance is stronger than the guidelines assumed. The constructed numerical models can be used for the rapid building damage assessment immediately after a damaging earthquake. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Seismic Resistance and Vulnerability Assessments of Building Structures)
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Probabilistic Loss Assessment for the Typology of Non-Ductile Reinforced Concrete Structures with Flat Slabs, Embedded Beams, and Unreinforced Infill Masonry
by Mauricio Guamán-Naranjo, José Poveda-Hinojosa and Ana Gabriela Haro-Báez
Buildings 2024, 14(10), 3158; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings14103158 - 3 Oct 2024
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Quito, the capital of Ecuador, a development pole, has experienced a population growth of 9% in the last five years. The structural system commonly chosen for housing is reinforced concrete frames with flat slabs, embedded beams, and masonry infill. This typology covers approximately [...] Read more.
Quito, the capital of Ecuador, a development pole, has experienced a population growth of 9% in the last five years. The structural system commonly chosen for housing is reinforced concrete frames with flat slabs, embedded beams, and masonry infill. This typology covers approximately 60% of the residential buildings in the city. Adding to the site’s seismic hazard, this fact results in a city with a high seismic risk. The research presented here is carried out within a probabilistic framework to determine the economic consequences of the main structural typology in the city. The methodology defines the seismic hazard by scaling a database of 200 records to the design spectrum. It models the typology to capture the variability between structures with a solid parametric study. Each capacity curve is analyzed through a nonlinear time history analysis using an equivalent one-degree-of-freedom system. The results show an average annual loss ratio of 0.16%. This metric indicates the vulnerability of the typology and the high repair costs of buildings that will be observed in case of an earthquake. The practical implications of these findings are significant as they contribute to urban planning and policy decisions. Finally, it is observed that the probabilistic method used efficiently generates fragility and vulnerability curves, saving computational time and obtaining expected results. Full article
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Multidimensional Seismic Fragility Study of Intake Towers Based on Incremental Dynamic Analysis
by Xiaona Li, Yingjie Zhou, Hemin Zhu, Yuchen Li and Haowen An
Buildings 2024, 14(9), 2943; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings14092943 - 18 Sep 2024
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Assessing the fragility of intake towers using a single damage index does not allow for accurate evaluation of the potential for structural damage under seismic conditions. In this study, based on the probabilistic seismic demand analysis method, the effects of ground motion intensity [...] Read more.
Assessing the fragility of intake towers using a single damage index does not allow for accurate evaluation of the potential for structural damage under seismic conditions. In this study, based on the probabilistic seismic demand analysis method, the effects of ground motion intensity on maximum displacement, local damage index, and global damage index are considered, and the seismic fragility of an intake tower structure is analyzed. First, 10 natural ground motion records were selected from the ground motion database (PEER) and 2 artificial seismic waves were synthesized. These seismic waves were amplitude-modulated for incremental dynamic analysis (IDA). The trends of the IDA curves were analyzed to divide the performance levels of the intake tower structure. Furthermore, a two-dimensional fragility curve for the intake tower structure was plotted in this study. The maximum displacement in the direction of parallel flow and the damage index were taken into account in the two-dimensional fragility curve. The results show that, under the designed seismic acceleration, the two-dimensional fragility curve for the intake tower structure was lower than the one-dimensional curve. This indicates that the seismic design based on the one-dimensional performance index was unstable. This provides a theoretical reference for seismic optimization design and the strengthening of intake towers. Therefore, it is recommended to use multidimensional fragility analysis to study the seismic performance of intake tower structures in seismic design. Full article
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