Earthquake resistant engineering structures VI, Volume 6 (Transactions on the Built Environment)

Title Page
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Copyright Page......Page 9
Preface......Page 10
Contents......Page 12
Keynote contribution......Page 18
A road map for seismic prevention of damage......Page 20
Section 1: Earthquake resistant design......Page 48
Vulnerability functions and the influence of seismic design parameters on initial costs for buildings provided with hysteretic energy-dissipating devices......Page 50
Seismic behavior over-resistance effects on buildings......Page 60
Design of reinforced concrete buildings according to the new NEHRP provisions......Page 70
Static and dynamic analytical and experimental analysis of 3D reinforced concrete panels......Page 80
Designing aspects of bridges placed in active seismic areas......Page 90
Behaviour of coupling beams having vertical slits at the ends......Page 100
Principal stresses behaviour of a steel plate shear wall concerning buckling modes......Page 110
Earthquake architecture as an expression of a stronger architectural identity in seismic areas......Page 120
Section 2: Bridges......Page 130
Aspects of testing a large-scale two-span bridge model on multiple shake tables......Page 132
Seismic devices for bridges......Page 142
Section 3: Seismic isolation (Special session by P. Komodromos and M. C. Pochas)......Page 150
Seismic isolation and energy dissipation: worldwide application and perspectives......Page 152
Study of the seismic response of reinforced concrete isolated elevated water tanks......Page 164
Modeling of the structural impact of seismically isolated buildings......Page 176
Section 4: Passive protection devices and seismic isolation......Page 186
Aseismic study of a building with the efficiency-enhanced damping system......Page 188
Introducing orthogonal roller pairs as an effective isolating system for low rise buildings......Page 198
Section 5: Self-centering systems (Special session by M. Elgawady)......Page 210
Seismic response three-dimensional analyses of ten-story steel frames with column uplift......Page 212
Shaking table test on seismic response of reduced-scale models of multi-story buildings allowed to uplift......Page 222
Self-centering behavior of unbonded precast concrete shear walls......Page 232
Displacement ductility demand and strength reduction factors for rocking structures......Page 242
Section 6: Site effects and geotechnical aspects......Page 252
The 2006 Yogyakarta earthquake – a preliminary study of deaths......Page 254
Local seismic amplification analysis in the industrial area of Sulmona, Central Italy......Page 262
Dynamic response of a large landslide during a strong earthquake......Page 272
Liquefaction potential evaluation for a site......Page 282
Section 7: Seismic behaviour and vulnerability......Page 292
Seismic risk assessment of the Ignalina NPP refuelling machine......Page 294
Comparing static linear and nonlinear analyses of safe rooms in a poor performance masonry building......Page 306
Empirical fragility curves for Peruvian school buildings......Page 316
Evaluation of lateral load pattern in pushover analysis......Page 326
3-D reproduction analyses for actual earthquake behaviors of existing dams......Page 336
Seismic hazard expression in risk assessment......Page 346
Section 8: Lifelines......Page 354
Seismic reliability and cost evaluation for a hospital lifeline network system......Page 356
Human life saving lifelines and cost-effective design of an exclusive water supply system for fires following earthquakes......Page 366
Section 9: Monitoring and testing......Page 376
Shaking table tests on shallow foundations......Page 378
Development of a digitally-controlled single-axis earthquake shake frame for masonry walls testing......Page 390
Determination of seismic transport effects on buildings......Page 400
Section 10: Retrofitting......Page 410
Towards a European code for seismic assessment and strengthening of existing buildings......Page 412
Flexural retrofitting of reinforced concrete bridge pier type cross-sections with carbon fiber reinforcing plastics......Page 422
Evaluating the retrofitting process for Imam (Soltani) Mosque monument after Silakhor Plan earthquake damage (31 March 2006)......Page 434
Effect of connection procedures on the behaviour of RC columns strengthened with RC layers and jackets......Page 446
Seismic assessment οf buildings by rapid visual screening procedures......Page 456
Section 11: Structural dynamics......Page 466
Three-dimensional seismic damage simulation of wooden houses using a rigid body-spring method......Page 468
Controlling nonlinear vibrations in steel structures using an evolutionary gain formulation to optimally satisfy performance objectives......Page 478
Dynamic analysis of plates stiffened by parallel beams......Page 490
Dynamics in the practice of structural design: the problems of implementation......Page 500
Effect of impulsive force on earthquake response of rocking structural systems......Page 506
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