High-definition laser scanning is rapidly becoming an essential tool for accurate non-destructive three-dimensional measurements of structures. This technology provides v [...]

Several failures of fire sprinkler systems were observed after the 2014 South Napa earthquake, California, USA. In many cases, the failures were related to excessive disp [...]

Several unreinforced masonry buildings damaged during the 2014 South Napa earthquake, California, USA, were investigated after the earthquake. The numerical analyses cond [...]

Hybrid Simulation (HS) is a fast-growing computational/physical testing technique that can replace shaking table tests using an online computational substructure to updat [...]

Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) represent an example of an energy-efficient structural system. They are composed of an insulation core, such as expanded polystyrene (E [...]

Acceleration response spectrum (ARS) is a tool that has conveniently been used in earthquake engineering in the last 75 years. One of the common uses of the response spec [...]

Reinforced concrete (RC) highway bridges are primary lifeline infrastructures, especially where earthquakes commonly occur. Accurate seismic structural analysis is essent [...]

The theory of micromechanical homogenization is used for the prediction of effective material properties for the use in macroscopic nonlinear simulations of masonry struc [...]

The outer curtain wall system of Shanghai Tower adopts flexible zonal hanging glass curtain wall (CW) system, which is vertically hung from the suspension beam of the mec [...]

The self-centering steel plate shear wall (SC-SPSW) system is a new seismic load-resisting system that combines the steel plate shear wall (SPSW) and the post-tensioned ( [...]