Seismic Assessment and Design of Structures

Dear Colleagues,

The present Special Issue aims to reveal the new advances in seismic engineering for the assessment and the design of structures.

This Special Issue is dedicated to presenting current research on the evaluation/verification of the seismic performance of structures through analytical, numerical and experimental approaches and the application of these seismic assessment approaches to the design of structures. Advanced computational technologies and models to perform detailed nonlinear static and/or dynamic analyses of realistic structural systems are included in the scope of this Special Issue. Contributions that involve a significant earthquake engineering component are especially welcome.

Example topics of interest include the following:

• Nonlinear structural systems and analysis techniques for structural assessment;
• Seismic performance of structures under single or multiple seismic hazards;
• Probabilistic and deterministic methods in earthquake engineering assessment and design;
• Earthquake records for the nonlinear response analysis of structures;
• Influence of environmental and operational conditions on structural performance;
• Experimental seismic response of structures.

Prof. Maria Favvata
Guest Editor

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