Shake table testing is one of the most realistic experimental methods to evaluate the seismic resistance of a structure. In most practice, conventional shake table contro [...]

Recent seismic activities have revealed certain flaws in building designs in South Africa. Seismic activities in Southern Africa are predominantly mine-induced. The chara [...]

The main building, i.e. the kernel area of the Kunming new airport terminal is an import and complex structure, and it is located in the area with high seismic risks. To [...]

The great Wenchuan Earthquake on May 12, 2008, caused serious damages to buildings in major cities of Sichuan Province, Mid China, due to which more than several ten thou [...]

Dynamic elasto-plastic analysis methods can actually indicate the characteristic of structure, and it is considered as an accurate method. This paper is concerned with th [...]

The paper reports the study on seismic energy response and distribution of a multi-story RC frame structure based on energy equation and nonlinear time history response a [...]