Research from the past ten years shows that the seismic fragilities of different infrastructure networks are better understood and estimated than the recovery of a commun [...]

More than 9000 people died, more than 22,000 people were injured and more than 750,000 buildings were destroyed during the 2015 Nepal Earthquake Series. A large part of t [...]

In this study a Bayesian Probabilistic Network (BPN) is presented to assess the community demand for the services provided by civil infrastructure systems during the abso [...]

Highway bridges form an integral and important part of a nation’s infrastructure. Estimation of the seismic vulnerability of these bridges is a necessary step to identi [...]

The performance-based seismic design (PBSD) philosophy aims at achieving a reliable performance from a structure for a given seismic hazard. There are two primary concern [...]

The unstiffened steel plate shear wall (SPSW) system has emerged as a promising lateral load resisting system in recent years. Heavily stiffened SPSW systems that were de [...]

In recent years, the awareness regarding seismic upgradation for steel buildings has increased significantly. Many old damaged and undamaged building structures do not me [...]

For a nuclear pipe bend or elbow, the primary stress index B₁ is calculated in terms of the pipe's bend factor (h) as per ASME B&PV Code, Secti [...]