Civil Structural & Environ Eng: Recent submissions
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Identifying dominant failure sequences and key elements in progressive collapse analysis
(2023)Progressive or disproportionate collapse is characterized by collapse of a structure triggered by failure of a relatively small part of it. Identification and strengthening of weak elements, and mitigation of element failure ... -
Effect of varying component reliabilities on system reliability in flange-angle partially restrained steel moment connections
(2023)Load paths of lateral moment-resisting frames involve steel moment connections comprising several components such as angles, plates, bolts and welds. As per codal provisions, each component is designed on the basis of its ... -
Volume effects in glued laminated timber beams
(2023)This paper discusses several aspects related to volume effects on glued laminated timber (GLT) beams, with focus on the combined effects of height and length on the bending strength. Challenges related to the prediction ... -
Selection of Near-Fault Physics-Based Simulated Earthquake Ground Motions for Seismic Performance Assessment of Structures
(2023)Selection of earthquake records for seismic performance assessment of near-fault structures is challenging because (1) earthquake-induced ground shaking in the near-fault region is highly sensitive to the fault rupture ... -
Probabilistic Modeling of North Atlantic Ocean Hurricane Spawn Considering Climate Change
(2023)Hurricanes are a significant natural hazard, which causes significant damage and financial losses in the coastal areas of the United States almost every year. For example, the 2005 Hurricane Katrina was the most damaging ... -
Effect of temperature variation on Bayesian anomaly detection in model bridge experiments
(2023)Vibration-based structural health monitoring (SHM) focusing on changes in vibration characteristics has been studied to improve the efficiency of bridge maintenance and management. Particularly in long-term SHM, which ... -
Estimating evolutionary power spectral density using transforms
(2023)One of the tasks of modeling a physical process by using the evolutionary process is to estimate the evolutionary power spectral density (EPSD) function. A popular method to estimate EPSD is based on the short-time Fourier ... -
Four-Dimension (STEP) Seismic Resilience Assessment Framework and Improvement of Urban Power System
(2023)Power systems, the core of urban critical infrastructures, suffered heavy losses due to earthquakes. With the development of seismic resilience, seismic research of power systems have been extended to the overall concern ... -
Determination of load combination factors for the assessment of existing bridges
(2023)There is a difference between the calibration of partial factors of safety for a new code of practice intended for design, and the development of factors for assessment. In particular, the treatment of load combination ... -
Probabilistic failure path approach on structural system-reliability-based design optimization of fatigue-induced failure
(2023)Reliability analysis with unknown system event definition such as sequence of member failures requires a failure-path approach to determine the component events that will induce overall system failure. In particular, ... -
Crack resistance reliability study of CRTS III rail slab on bridge
(2023)Reliability of CRTS III track slab on bridge corresponding to cracking failure mode is analyzed, under multiple loads. A finite element model of CRTS III slab-type ballastless track on bridge is established; considering ... -
Structural Reliability of Buildings Subjected to Simulated Ground Motions using a Novel Probabilistic Approach
(2023)The catastrophic power of earthquakes has been reported in numerous documents. For example, the occurrence of certain ground motions as the 1985 Mexico City, 1989 Loma Prieta, 1994 Northridge, and 1995 Kobe, represented ... -
Probabilistic Design Optimization of TMDI System for Seismic Mitigation Subjected to Random Ground Motions
(2023)The tuned mass damper Inerter (TMDI), consisting of mass blocks, springs, dampers and two-terminal inertial elements, is a passive control device on the basis of the tuned mass damper (TMD). A large number of studies on ... -
Probabilistic capacity of structural insulated panel and its use for calibrating codified design
(2023)In the present study, we first report the experimental studies focused on the investigation of the behavior of a structural insulated panel (SIP) subjected to various load cases. The experimental results are then used as ... -
Seismic fragility curve update based on empirical fragility estimates employing automated ERGO platform
(2023)Earthquakes often affect a large area and cause enormous physical and socioeconomic losses. Thus, seismic risk assessment is essential to reduce such losses caused by earthquakes, and accurate seismic fragility curves are ... -
Implementations of Statistics, Probability, and Reliability in the Performance-Based Seismic Design of Structures
(2023)It is well-known that the main objective of building codes is to guarantee life safety by preventing the collapse of structures in major earthquakes. However, there is a knowledge gap about controlling structural damage ... -
Probabilistic prediction of structural response of cable bridges based on structural health monitoring data
(2023)Recently, structural health monitoring techniques have been widely applied to assess and monitor of the structural condition of a cable bridge. For this purpose, various sensors are often deployed to provide various ... -
Symbolic Neural Networks for Surrogate Modeling of Structures
(2023)In order to evaluate urban earthquake resilience, reliable structural modeling is needed. However, detailed modeling of a large number of structures and carrying out time history analyses for sets of ground motions are not ... -
Functional Connectivity Analysis (FCA): An efficient method to model infrastructure functionality
(2023)Due to the severe aftermath of past disasters, governments globally have acknowledged the importance of critical infrastructure and enacted legislation to protect and improve the functionality of infrastructure vulnerable ... -
Confidence factor assessment for bridge structures under seismic loading
(2023)Mexico City area is considered as a vulnerable zone for seismic events. Recently, a 7.1 Mw seismic event occurred in 2017 that left economical and live loses, while in 2022, a 6.9 Mw left structural damage, including some ...
