Innovative Solutions for Enhancing Seismic Resilience of Buildings
A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Building Structures".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 January 2025 | Viewed by 464
Special Issue Editors
Interests: seismic resilience; infrastructure resilience; structural control; finite element analysis; structural engineering
Interests: experimental study on full scale steel and concrete specimens; finite element methods (FEM); nonlinear analysis of structures; passive metallic damper; steel plate shear wall
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Earthquakes can have devastating effects on both the environment and infrastructure. Despite the history of destructive earthquakes, many countries still rely on outdated and traditional construction techniques for their buildings, leaving them susceptible to significant structural damage, collapses, and disruption of services in an earthquake event. This vulnerability can lead to loss of life, significant economic losses, and interrupting emergency response efforts. To mitigate these adverse impacts, transitioning from traditional construction methods to more advanced technologies and alternatives is essential. One such strategy is developing innovative solutions that enhance the seismic resilience of buildings against extreme events, like severe earthquakes. This will help to minimize the detrimental effects of earthquakes, control damage, avoid structural collapse, and preserve human life. This Special Issue focuses on innovative seismic solutions with a low-damage concept. We welcome papers on topics including, but not limited to, the following:
- Low-damage systems;
- Passive, active, and semi-active control methods;
- Self-centering systems;
- Rocking systems;
- Innovative dampers.
Dr. Himan Hojat Jalali
Dr. Arman Mamazizi
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- structural resilience damage control
- damper
- rocking mechanism
- low-damage system
- repairable seismic system
- self-centering seismic system
