Innovative Approaches for Seismic Performance Analysis and Design in Building Structures
A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Building Structures".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 1756
Special Issue Editors
Interests: earthquake engineering; structural analysis and design; seismic protection systems; rehabilitation of structures; reliability of structures; bridge engineering
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Dear Colleagues,
Earthquakes can cause significant damage to buildings and infrastructures, ranging from minor cracks to complete structural collapse. Seismic analysis and design have long been fundamental aspects of structural engineering in earthquake-prone regions, and enable the mitigation of seismic risk in buildings. They have progressed significantly in recent decades, driven by field experience and advancements in technology, materials, and design philosophies, and have been gradually incorporated into design codes.
Innovative approaches to seismic analysis and design are reshaping how buildings are designed and/or renovated to cope with seismic effects. These approaches incorporate new structural systems, advanced materials, non-traditional protective and damping systems, innovative computational modeling, and novel design philosophies that outperform traditional static and dynamic analysis techniques. This Special Issue aims to compile original and review articles that explore innovations in the seismic design and analysis of buildings. The scope of this Special Issue includes, but is not limited to, the following topics:
- Advanced structural modelling and analysis;
- Innovative seismic design approaches;
- Innovative seismic rehabilitation methods;
- Performance-based, displacement-based, and probabilistic approaches;
- Innovative materials and structural systems;
- Collapse prevention in extreme earthquakes;
- Modular construction of buildings;
- Innovative seismic protection systems (i.e. seismic-base isolation, dampers);
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven structural design and optimisation;
- Real-time tracking and Structural Health Monitoring (SHM).
Prof. Dr. Lotfi Guizani
Dr. Sheng Li
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- buildings structures
- seismic design and analysis
- seismic performance
- innovative materials
- base isolation and dampers
- modular construction
- probabilistic seismic analysis
- seismic rehabilitation
- structural health monitoring
- artificial intelligence-driven tools
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