Seismic Design and Fatigue Analysis in Structural Engineering

Dear Colleagues,

Earthquake is a highly destructive hazard that poses serious threats to the safety of structures and infrastructures. Structural failure may occur due to a transient peak response that exceeds the structural capacity, cumulative damage, or low-cycle fatigue under the excitation of earthquake sequences or long-duration ground motions. In this context, accurate seismic performance assessment and reasonable seismic design are critical to ensuring the safety and performance of structures. In recent years, seismic design methodologies for structures and infrastructures have evolved from various perspectives, with increasing emphasis on performance-based, life-cycle-based, sustainability-based, and resilience-based approaches. This Special Issue aims to provide a platform for state-of-the-art research, innovative methodologies, and practical case studies in seismic design and fatigue analysis within the field of structural engineering. Contributions may include, but are not limited to:

• Experimental and numerical investigations of nonlinear structural dynamic behavior
• Experimental and numerical investigations of cyclic loading effects, low-cycle fatigue, and cumulative damage
• Seismic performance assessment of structures and infrastructures with uncertainty
• Innovative seismic design methods, particularly performance-based, life-cycle-based, sustainability-based, and resilience-based methods
• Fatigue failure analyses of bridges, buildings, offshore platforms, and other critical infrastructure
• Case studies from recent earthquakes highlighting fatigue-related damage mechanisms

Dr. Lianxu Zhou
Prof. Dr. Aijun Ye
Guest Editors

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