Advanced Technologies in Seismic Design, Assessment and Retrofitting

Dear Colleagues,

The constant need to improve the design of new structures with high resistance against earthquakes is a pressing requirement worldwide. The potential losses from a strong earthquake can be very large and are not limited to loss of life and property damage due to the earthquake itself, but also to corresponding losses due to secondary causes such as fires and explosions. In addition, due to the fact that a very large number of structures has been designed and built with the aid of older seismic codes or without the use of any seismic regulations, it makes the need for seismic assessment and strengthening imperative. Modern seismic regulations provide not only higher standards for the design of new structures, but also corresponding standards for the seismic assessment and strengthening of existing ones. In the effort to constantly upgrade the desired level of anti-seismic capacity of new and existing structures, new technologies are examined and tested, based on the new possibilities offered by modern software, structural monitoring procedures (through organization of structures) and machine learning methods. The present Special Issue aims to invite scientists to publish research works, as well as applied studies presenting design or retrofitting of structures with the application of advanced technologies. More specifically, the research objects covered by this issue are the following:

• New methods for modelling earthquake resistant structures.
• Seismic design and assessment of bridges.
• Seismic design and assessment of tall buildings.
• Seismic design of assessment of plant facilities.
• Seismic assessment of monuments.
• Applications of machine learning methods in the design of earthquake-resistant structures.
• New technologies for the seismic assessment, retrofitting and strengthening of existing structures.
• Methods for the structural health monitoring of bridges, special purpose buildings and plant facilities.
• Results of applied seismic assessment and existing structures' retrofitting/strengthening studies.

Dr. Konstantinos Morfidis
Dr. Konstantinos Kostinakis
Guest Editors

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