Seismic Resilience of Structures and Infrastructure Systems

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

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 February 2025 | Viewed by 577

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College of Civil Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
Interests: earthquake engineering; risk and resilience; structural seismic evaluation; experimental testing and analysis; structural modelling

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Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada
Interests: earthquake engineering; risk and resilience; post-earthquake assessment; bridge scour; multiple hazards

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Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK
Interests: multi-hazard risk assessment; structural resilience; earthquake engineering

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Department of Bridge Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
Interests: bridge resilience; risk; earthquake engineering; liquefaction; scour; shake-table tests; machine learning
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Dear Colleagues,

The socio-economic welfare and recovery time of communities in a post-earthquake scenario is strongly influenced by the ability of strategic infrastructures to function adequately, such as bridges, hospitals, and fire stations, among others. These facilities must remain in service after an extreme event to provide essential public services and double as temporary shelters during the post-hazard recovery phase. A well-functioning, high-performing, and adaptable network of strategic infrastructure facilities within a community improves its resilience and allows the community to recover in a timely manner.

In this context, we are pleased to announce a Special Issue on the seismic resilience of structures and infrastructure systems. This Special Issue aims to review the current state of seismic-resilient civil structures and infrastructure systems (e.g., bridges, buildings, pipe galleries, transportation networks, etc.) and to advance the state-of-the-art in the development, assessment, and management of models/technologies/solutions for the seismic resilience of civil structures and infrastructure systems at different geographical scales.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

  • Innovative technologies for resilient structures and infrastructures;
  • The resilience−based design and analysis of structures and infrastructures;
  • Resilience evaluation methodologies for structures and infrastructures;
  • An urban, regional, and national resilience assessment;
  • A life-cycle resilience assessment of aging structures;
  • A multi-hazard resilience analysis of structures and infrastructures;
  • A resilience-based case study of special structures, systems, and networks;
  • Resilience-based management for structures and infrastructures;
  • A seismic risk assessment of structures and infrastructure systems;
  • Resilience optimization during the post-earthquake recovery phase.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Yu Shen
Dr. Lianxu Zhou
Dr. Jingren Wu
Dr. Xiaowei Wang
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • structures and infrastructures
  • risk and resilience
  • earthquake damage
  • seismic behavior
  • risk mitigation and management
  • life-cycle analysis
  • resilience assessment and design
  • multi-hazard analysis
  • complex system modeling

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Numerical Investigation of the Seismic-Induced Rocking Behavior of Unbonded Post-Tensioned Bridge Piers
by Zehua Bao, Wenjing Xu, Haoyuan Gao, Xueqi Zhong and Jianzhong Li
Buildings 2024, 14(6), 1833; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings14061833 - 17 Jun 2024
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It is essential and convenient to use accurate and validated numerical models to simulate the seismic performance of post-tensioned (PT) rocking bridge piers, with a particular emphasis on accurately capturing rocking behavior. The primary contribution of this study is a comparison of the [...] Read more.
It is essential and convenient to use accurate and validated numerical models to simulate the seismic performance of post-tensioned (PT) rocking bridge piers, with a particular emphasis on accurately capturing rocking behavior. The primary contribution of this study is a comparison of the effectiveness of four commonly used numerical base rocking models (namely, the lumped plasticity (LP) model and the multi-contact spring (MCS) models with linear elastic (MCS-LE), bilinear elastic–plastic (MCS-EP) and nonlinear plastic (MCS-NP) material behavior, respectively) in modeling both the cyclic and seismic responses of PT rocking bridge piers. Also, this study validates the 3D contact stiffness equation for numerical models and assesses the differences between the dynamic and static stiffness values of the contact springs. Both quasi-static and shaking table tests of typical PT rocking piers are adopted to calibrate/validate these numerical models. These models describing the PT rocking piers’ seismic performance are formulated and calibrated, showing good agreement with test results for test specimens. Additionally, the suggested values of model spring stiffness for dynamic and quasi-static analyses are identified by parametric analysis. All base rocking models can predict the pier’s cyclic and seismic behavior after the calibration of contact spring stiffness values. The recommended contact stiffness for the dynamic analysis of PT rocking piers is smaller than that used for the quasi-static analysis. The results and findings provide a valuable reference and solution for the numerical simulation of PT rocking piers. Full article
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