The ability of various static-pushover-based methods to estimate the global and local response of three RC buildings is assessed relative to data obtained from nonlinear [...]

Alternative static pushover methods for the seismic design of new structures are assessed with the aid of advanced computational tools. The current state-of-practice stat [...]

The effect of rupture directivity at near-fault sites is investigated. The study compares the ratio of maximum inelastic to maximum elastic displacement demand, CR, for a [...]

We propose a new approach for the performance-based seismic design of buildings using a deterministic and a reliability-based structural optimization framework. To overco [...]

The majority of existing methods for the assessment of the dynamic response variability of structures with uncertain system properties are usually limited to linear elast [...]

Shear deformations may considerably affect the capacity and the failure mode of reinforced concrete members. Simplified beam-column models typically are not able to captu [...]

COMPDYN 2011 is one of the Thematic Conferences of the European Community on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences (ECCOMAS) www.eccomas.org and a Special Interest Co [...]

Incremental Dynamic Analysis (IDA) is a powerful method that involves performing a series of nonlinear response history analyses with a multiply scaled suite of ground mo [...]

Limited guidance exists both in engineering practice and seismology regarding the mathematical model to be employed for the computationally efficient evaluation of site r [...]

A high-performance, force-based fiber beam-column element is proposed for the capacity assessment of frame structures under high shear. The proposed element is suitable f [...]