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Seismic Analysis and Design of Building Structures—2nd Edition
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Seismic Analysis and Design of Building Structures—2nd Edition

A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Building Structures".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 1863

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Bo Fu

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School of Civil Engineering, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710061, China
Interests: seismic analysis; integration algorithm; real-time hybrid simulation; machine learning; structural control
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Prof. Dr. Bo Wang

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School of Civil Engineering, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710061, China
Interests: strong ground motion characteristics; seismic analysis; high-performance seismic structure; seismic resilience; seismic strengthening
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Dr. Xinxin Wei

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Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 44801 Bochum, Germany
Interests: structural dynamics; vibration serviceability evaluation; vibration control; crowd dynamics; system identification; uncertainty quantification and propagation
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Dr. Qing Lv

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School of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Ningbo University of Technology, Ningbo 315211, China
Interests: seismic design and analysis of high-rise building structure; structural vibration control and isolation; shaking table test method
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue is a follow-up of the first Special Issue, entitled “Seismic Analysis and Design of Building Structures”, published in Buildings.

Earthquakes are one of the most severe natural disasters. They induce significant damage and even the collapse of building structures. As a result, it is crucial to accurately analyze the seismic performance of building structures. In addition, in some countries, such as China, all new building structures should be designed in consideration of the influence of earthquakes, and the criticality of seismic design should be emphasized. In all, seismic analysis and the design of building structures are fundamental, traditional, and crucial aspects of civil engineering, and are therefore worthy of investigation.

This Special Issue aims to highlight the recent advances in seismic analysis and the design of building structures. Topics in this Special Issue may include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Seismic analysis of building structures;
  • Seismic design of building structures;
  • Seismic performance improvement of building structures.

Dr. Bo Fu
Prof. Dr. Bo Wang
Dr. Xinxin Wei
Dr. Qing Lv
Guest Editors

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Buildings is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • seismic analysis
  • seismic design
  • seismic performance
  • structural control
  • building structure

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Seismic Resilience Assessment of High-Rise RC Frame–Shear Wall Structure Under Long-Period Ground Motions
by Bo Wang, Mingchao Tian, Aofei Jia and Xingli Pi
Buildings 2026, 16(6), 1268; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings16061268 - 23 Mar 2026
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Long-period ground motions (LPGMs), rich in low-frequency content, can resonate with long-period structures like high-rise buildings, leading to severe damage. As seismic design shifts from safety toward resilience, limited attention to LPGMs makes it difficult to ensure the seismic resilience of long-period structures. [...] Read more.
Long-period ground motions (LPGMs), rich in low-frequency content, can resonate with long-period structures like high-rise buildings, leading to severe damage. As seismic design shifts from safety toward resilience, limited attention to LPGMs makes it difficult to ensure the seismic resilience of long-period structures. This study used Perform-3D software to model three high-rise reinforced concrete (RC) frame–shear wall structures with varying periods and one with infill walls for resilience assessment. The resilience indicators and seismic resilience grades under LPGMs and ordinary ground motions (OGMs) were compared using the Standard for Seismic Resilience Assessment of Buildings (GB/T38591-2020) and the Guideline for Evaluation of Seismic Resilience Assessment of Urban Engineering Systems (RISN-TG041-2022), which are national standards in China. The results show that the structural response under LPGMs is significantly different from that under OGMs. In particular, the influence of LPGMs on displacement-sensitive non-structural components is much greater than OGMs. Resilience indicators were higher under LPGMs. The presence of infill walls notably reduced resilience indicators, with a stronger effect under OGMs. Based on GB/T38591-2020, the seismic resilience of each structure generally decreases by 1–2 grades under LPGMs, while evaluations based on RISN-TG041-2022 show similar ratings under both LPGMs and OGMs. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Seismic Analysis and Design of Building Structures—2nd Edition)
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Seismic Fragility Analysis of CFST Frame-Shear Wall Structures Based on the IDA Method
by Chunli Zhang, Yunfei Qi, Meng Cao and Yue Li
Buildings 2026, 16(2), 258; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings16020258 - 7 Jan 2026
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To improve the seismic performance of buildings and reduce earthquake-related disaster risks, this study employs the MIDAS finite element analysis platform to establish a numerical model of a 15-story concrete-filled steel tube frame-shear wall structure. Recorded natural ground motion data are used as [...] Read more.
To improve the seismic performance of buildings and reduce earthquake-related disaster risks, this study employs the MIDAS finite element analysis platform to establish a numerical model of a 15-story concrete-filled steel tube frame-shear wall structure. Recorded natural ground motion data are used as the primary input, and a main shock-aftershock sequence is constructed using an attenuation-based method. On this basis, a seismic fragility analysis framework is adopted to derive structural fragility curves, which are subsequently assembled into a comprehensive seismic fragility matrix. The results indicate that, under identical main shock-aftershock sequences, aftershock effects increase the collapse probability of the unretrofitted structure by approximately 17–37%. Furthermore, when buckling-restrained braces are introduced, the structural strength at the same damage state increases by about 8% under the action of the main shock alone and by nearly 24% when both the main shock and aftershocks are considered. Full article
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Seismic Performance of the Full-Scale Prefabricated Concrete Column Connected in Half-Height: Experimental Study and Numerical Analysis
by Tingting Peng, Jijun Miao, Jiaqi Zhang, Bochen Song, Yanchun Liu and Sumeng Song
Buildings 2025, 15(24), 4491; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings15244491 - 11 Dec 2025
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To improve the seismic performance of prefabricated structures, this study suggested putting grouted sleeves at the half-height of the column (at the point of contraflexure). A quasi-static test under constant axial load was conducted on the full-scale cast-in-place column and the full-scale prefabricated [...] Read more.
To improve the seismic performance of prefabricated structures, this study suggested putting grouted sleeves at the half-height of the column (at the point of contraflexure). A quasi-static test under constant axial load was conducted on the full-scale cast-in-place column and the full-scale prefabricated column connected in half-height. The hysteresis loops, skeleton curves, ductility, stiffness degradation, and energy dissipation capacity were compared. The test results indicate that the prefabricated column connected in half-height exhibited reliable seismic performance. Compared with the cast-in-place specimen, the bearing capacity of the prefabricated column decreased by only 1.45%, the energy dissipation decreased by 5.61%, and the initial secant stiffness and ductility coefficient increased by 8.88% and 9.09%, respectively. ABAQUS finite element software was used to establish finite-element models based on the experimental results. The damage pattern and seismic performance indicators of the two types of columns were verified by resolving issues related to the bonding interface model of sleeve-connected columns and the convergence of the multidimensional constitutive model. The formula for calculating the shear bearing capacity was put forward to evaluate the failure pattern. The study provides a basis for further investigation of the seismic performance of sleeve-connected columns with different connection positions under extreme conditions. Full article
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