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Seismic Resistant Design and Analysis for Building Structures and Infrastructure Systems

A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Civil Engineering".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 December 2025 | Viewed by 1148

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Railroad Structure Research Team, Korea Railroad Research Institute, 176 Cheoldobangmulgwan-ro, Uiwang-si, Gyeonggi-do 16105, Republic of Korea
Interests: earthquake ground motions; cyclic lateral load; centrifuge test; monopile; dense sand; earthquake; pile foundation; P-Y curve; risk management

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to invite you to submit a paper to the Special Issue “Seismic Resistant Design and Analysis for Building Structures and Infrastructure Systems”. This Special Issue aims to present current research on the evaluation of the seismic behavior/performance of structures such as buildings and infrastructures via numerical and experimental approaches. In addition, applications of seismic risk assessment methodologies for designing structures are also included. The scope of this Special Issue covers advanced computational technologies and numerical models to perform detailed nonlinear static and/or dynamic analyses of realistic structural systems including soil–structure interaction (SSI). Contributions that involve a significant earthquake engineering component are especially welcome.

Example topics of interest include the following:

  • Seismic behavior/performance of buildings/infrastructrues through numerical analysis and/or dynamic load tests;
  • Evaluation of dynamic soil–structure interaction behavior;
  • Seismic risk assessment technology for single/multiple seismic hazards;
  • Probabilistic and deterministic methods in earthquake engineering assessments and design;
  • Advanced seismic design technology.

Prof. Dr. Mintaek Yoo
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • seismic design
  • dynamic behavior
  • buildings
  • infrastructures
  • numerical analysis
  • dynamic load test
  • seismic risk assessment

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Effect of Inertial and Kinetic Forces of a Soil–Pile–Structure System on the Behavior of a Superstructure Under Earthquake
by Sun-Yong Kwon
Appl. Sci. 2025, 15(9), 5085; https://doi.org/10.3390/app15095085 - 3 May 2025
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The seismic behavior of pile-supported structures is influenced by complex interactions between inertial force and kinematic force mainly drawn by soil properties and superstructure characteristics. This study aims to investigate the combined effects of inertial and kinematic interaction on the dynamic response of [...] Read more.
The seismic behavior of pile-supported structures is influenced by complex interactions between inertial force and kinematic force mainly drawn by soil properties and superstructure characteristics. This study aims to investigate the combined effects of inertial and kinematic interaction on the dynamic response of pile foundations under seismic loading. To achieve this, three-dimensional numerical simulations were conducted using FLAC3D, based on a bridge substructure model. A total of twelve analysis cases were developed by varying input seismic motion levels, soil relative densities, and pile cap masses. The results demonstrate that kinematic force effects become more dominant in dense soils as seismic intensity increases, resulting in greater velocity responses and internal forces in the pile cap. Meanwhile, inertial forces from heavier superstructures interacted with kinematic force effects in a resistive manner, particularly under embedded pile cap conditions. The displacement of pile foundations remained within serviceable limits in all cases, although structural demands would be elevated under certain conditions. These findings confirm the significance of accounting for both inertial and kinematic effects in seismic design and highlight the importance of site-specific soil conditions. Full article
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Suggestions and Applications for Evaluating Seismic Functionality for Railway Infrastructure Network Based on Fragility Curve
by Mintaek Yoo, Jiyun Jeon, Seokjung Kim and Sunnie Haam
Appl. Sci. 2025, 15(2), 534; https://doi.org/10.3390/app15020534 - 8 Jan 2025
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This study proposes a novel model to quantitatively evaluate functionality loss in railway network systems during earthquakes and assesses its applicability to a hypothetical railway network system. The model combines seismic fragility functions and restoration curves to assess functionality loss, deriving a time-dependent [...] Read more.
This study proposes a novel model to quantitatively evaluate functionality loss in railway network systems during earthquakes and assesses its applicability to a hypothetical railway network system. The model combines seismic fragility functions and restoration curves to assess functionality loss, deriving a time-dependent recovery function to propose a functionality loss model based on earthquake magnitude. The proposed model uses a hypothetical railway network to calculate the overall functionality loss of the network under various earthquake scenarios. The hypothetical railway network was designed with three lines, allowing different routes to remain operational depending on the damaged sections and increasing the diversity of network impact scenarios based on the functionality loss. This model provides a framework for analyzing the functionality loss and recovery processes of railway networks during seismic events and assessing the socioeconomic impacts of earthquakes. Full article
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