The coupled building system has shown to be a viable approach to mitigate dynamic responses. In the system two adjacent buildings are connected together using coupling li [...]

Earthquakes may induce severe fire disasters in urban regions. Burnt buildings may have to be demolished, even if they have merely slight seismic damage, which will drama [...]

Earthquake resilient structure is an innovative type of structure developed for the purpose to restore the structure immediately after strong earthquakes. The structures [...]

The use of prestressed precast concrete shear walls (PPCW) as the primary lateral force resisting system in seismic regions has been studied in previous researches. The P [...]

Buildings are usually constructed on soft soil, so there exists the soil-structure-dynamic interaction (SSI). The SSI has been considered to be an important factor in the [...]

Earthquake-induced building collapses have been effectively mitigated in recent years. However, earthquake-induced economic losses have continued to rise. Following the o [...]

Nonlinear energy sinks (NES) are efficient vibration control devices. Its application has been studied in mechanical, automobile and aerospace engineering and made some a [...]

In recent years, a combination of rapid construction of super-tall buildings and frequent occurrence of strong earthquakes worldwide demands a rational seismic design met [...]

The goal of this study was to investigate the behavior of reinforced concrete frame structures with self-centering beamcolumn and column-base connections and to confirm t [...]