Structural Reliability, Resilience and Design of Buildings against Multi-hazards

Dear Colleagues,

During the whole service life of buildings, the building structure is inevitably to be faced with multiple hazards, such as seismic and wind events. The vulnerability of buildings under the impact of multi-hazards has become a significant issue for the sustainable development of society. It is a fundamental approach to addressing the mentioned issue by enhancing the resilience and updating the design method of buildings against multi-hazards, e.g., seismic and wind hazards. For this purpose, we are launching the Special Issue of Buildings on “Structural Reliability, Resilience and Design of Buildings against Multi-hazards”.

The main aim of this Special Issue is to explore the recent challenges and developments in the field of reliability assessment, resilience evaluation/enhancement techniques, and structural design theories of individual building structures or clusters under multiple hazards. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Fragility estimation of structures;
2. Resilience assessment;
3. Degradation laws and predictive model for life-cycle structural performance;
4. Reinforcement and renovation techniques for old buildings;
5. Performance evaluation and design theory of modular structures;
6. Design theories for new green low-carbon concrete materials;
7. Rapid calculation of dynamic responses in building clusters;
8. Blockage probability of post-disaster roads;
9. Dual control technology for vibration and seismic responses;
10. Multi-hazard design theory for engineering structures.

Dr. Xiaowei Zheng
Dr. Qinglin Wang
Dr. Yao Li
Guest Editors

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