The possibility of using distinct elements in solving large deformation seismic response of concrete caissons and backfills is discussed. A rectangular element is develop [...]

The possibility of induced reservoir earthquake would augment after Three Gorges Reservoir sluiced. Many scholars studied the effects of induced earthquake by the head of [...]

More attention has been paid to the inelastic design spectra with the development of performance based seismic design, because it can be used to estimate the maximum disp [...]

A source spectral model for stochastic synthesis of near-field ground motion was presented in this paper. It is 2 compared with the famous source spectral model ( ω ) by [...]

Granular materials exhibit very complex behavior under external load. The macro- and micro-mechanical characteristics of granular assembly are strongly dependent on the p [...]

In this paper, a global limit state function for load-carrying capacity of structural system is firstly set up, in which the margin of safety is the difference between th [...]

Probabilistic seismic demand analysis (PSDA) is an approach for computing the mean annual frequency of exceeding a specified seismic demand for a given structure at a des [...]

The current reliability-based probabilistic limit state design is based on notional failure probability of structural components, which cannot explicitly consider the con [...]

The paper discusses the earthquake input model with multiple support excitations and its apparent discrepancy with the earthquake input model with uniform ground motion. [...]