Performance-Based Seismic Design, Structural Health Monitoring, and Deformation Prediction for Building Structures
A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Building Structures".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2025 | Viewed by 347
Special Issue Editors
Interests: structural dynamics; seismic design; seismic resilience; concrete structures
Interests: structural dynamics; seismic design; seismic resilience; steel structures
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Modern building structures must meet strict requirements for seismic safety, durability, and sustainability. As building codes evolve and materials age, engineers face the challenge of designing structures that can withstand increasingly complex loading conditions. Performance-based seismic design helps ensure that buildings achieve specific performance goals, even during strong seismic events. At the same time, structural health monitoring (SHM) systems and reliable methods for predicting deformation play a critical role not only in early damage detection and proactive maintenance, but also in guiding performance-based design informing strengthening strategies and ensuring long-term structural reliability.
This Special Issue, ‘Performance-Based Seismic Design, Structural Health Monitoring, and Deformation Prediction for Building Structures’, focuses on advancing the seismic resilience and reliability of buildings. We invite contributions that explore experimental studies, analytical approaches, computational techniques, and case studies demonstrating practical applications. By integrating innovative design strategies, advanced monitoring tools, and accurate deformation prediction methods, this Special Issue aims to contribute to safer and more sustainable building structures.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Performance-based seismic design for buildings of different materials;
- Advanced structural health monitoring (SHM) methods and tools for buildings;
- Predicting deformation in building structures under seismic loading;
- AI and machine learning for seismic analysis, SHM, and deformation prediction;
- Retrofitting and strengthening methods for improved seismic performance.
Dr. Edmond Muho
Dr. George S. Kamaris
Dr. Nicos A. Kalapodis
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- performance-based seismic design
- structural health monitoring (SHM)
- deformation prediction
- AI and machine learning in structural engineering
- sustainability and life-cycle assessment
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