The Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) method is based on the behavior reflected in flocks of birds, bees and fish that adjust their physical movements to avoid predators [...]

The dynamic equation of motion of a SDOF system with a nonlinear elastic hardening spring, a SDOF system with a nonlinear elastic softening spring and a SDOF system with [...]

Structural damage identification has drawn increasing academic interest, as witnessed by the number of relevant journal and conference papers, during the recent years. Th [...]

Soil-structure interaction (SSI) phenomena are of crucial importance when considering a structure's response to an earthquake excitation. On top of modeling the actual st [...]

During the last decades, many constitutive models have been proposed for simulating the behavior of reinforced concrete structures under cyclic loading. Most of the appro [...]