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Evangelos Sapountzakis, Georgios Florakis and Konstantinos Kapasakalis
This paper investigates the implementation of supplemental vibration control systems (VCS) in base isolated (BI) structures, to improve their dynamic performance. More specifically, the aim of the VCS is to reduce the base displacement demand of BI struc...
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Ahmed Elgamal and Nissreen Elfaris
The tunnel boring method (TBM) is a widely used and effective tunneling technology in various rock mass quality circumstances. A ?faulted rock mass? can range from a highly fractured rock mass to a sheared weak rock mass, making the ground conditions cha...
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Irem Zeynep Yildirim, Berk Turkel and Erol Guler
Mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) walls perform well under earthquake loads, and hence they are preferred in earthquake-prone regions. The multifaceted load transfer between the components of the MSE wall under seismic loads can be captured using numer...
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Mintaek Yoo and Sun Yong Kwon
Liquefaction caused by long-term cyclic loads in loose saturated soil can lead to ground subsidence and superstructure failures. To address this issue, this study aimed to emulate the liquefaction phenomenon based on a shaking table test while especially...
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Chun Lin, Zhe Lin, Xin Xue, Song He and Lei Wang
Reinforced concrete (RC) structures under earthquake excitation may fail and cause significant casualties and economic losses, highlighting the importance of studying their seismic failure mechanisms. Considering that the commonly used finite element met...
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Yulin Deng, Shuxun Ge and Fan Lei
This study aims to analyze the longitudinal seismic performance of a typical multi-span continuous girder bridge with seat-type abutments under earthquake excitation, especially accounting for different abutment behaviors. Three-dimensional finite elemen...
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Yongqing Lai, Wei Li, Ben He, Gen Xiong, Renqiang Xi and Piguang Wang
At present, monopile-supported offshore wind turbines (MOWTs) are widely used in offshore wind farms. The influence of blade flexibility on the dynamic behaviors of MOWTs excited by waves and earthquakes was investigated in this study. Numerical analysis...
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Özge Sahin and Naci Caglar
The dynamic characteristics of buildings and their behavior under various dynamic loads play a crucial role in civil engineering applications, particularly for earthquake-resistant structural design. Employing a precise mathematical model of the structur...
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Ahmed Elgamal and Nissreen Elfaris
This paper investigates the effects of seismic loads on tunnels in an attempt to provide better protection from earthquake shaking. Dynamic analysis of angular offset tunnels was performed, and the tunnels? behavior under earthquake shaking and their res...
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Marialuigia Sangirardi, Vittorio Altomare, Stefano De Santis and Gianmarco de Felice
Detecting the onset of structural damage and its progressive evolution is crucial for the assessment and maintenance of the built environment. This paper describes the application of a computer-vision-based methodology for structural health monitoring to...
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