As the final barrier to prevent leakage, the pre-stressed concrete containment vessel (PCCV) is an important component of nuclear power plant. In order to verify the seis [...]

We have analyzed the characteristics of main faults in terms of slip rates in Sichuan-Yunnan region, China based on GPS measurements in the period of 1997-2007. Dividing [...]

The core-tube partial suspension structure is proposed in the paper. It takes advantage of the virtues of both the core-tube suspension structure that is of good earthqua [...]

Shear wall is the main component to resist lateral forces, which has been mostly used in high-rise buildings. So to develop shear walls which have better seismic behavior [...]

In order to improve seismic performance of RC shear wall, the RC shear wall with concealed steel truss was proposed. This new shear wall included two kinds of composition [...]

Very large floating structures (VLFS) are offshore structures whereby the elastic response is dominant compared to rigid body motions (Wang et al. 2008). Their domain of [...]