Advances in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Second Edition

A special issue of Infrastructures (ISSN 2412-3811).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2024 | Viewed by 1109

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Interests: structural dynamics; earthquake engineering; seismic isolation; structural vibration control; soil–structure interaction; finite element method; boundary element method; computer-aided structural analysis; elastodynamics; elastoplasticity
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I am pleased to invite you to submit original research articles and review papers to this Special Issue on “Advances in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Second Edition”. The increasing need for housing and infrastructure with exponential population growth, especially in seismic-prone areas, raises the need to have earthquake-resistant structures. The objective of this Special Issue is to bring together the most recent research trends and advances in structural dynamics and earthquake engineering to support the needs of professionals and researchers engaged in protecting civil structures and infrastructures from a variety of external actions, such as earthquakes, wind, vibrations, and extreme loads. This Special Issue can serve as a source of high-impact information for the global community of researchers in the traditional, as well as emerging, subdisciplines of structural dynamics and earthquake engineering. Contributions on the following topics are welcome (but they need not be limited to this list): the effects of dynamic loads on structures (earthquakes, wind, vibrations, extreme loads, etc.); linear and nonlinear methods of dynamic structural analysis; the seismic responses of buildings, bridges, and other structures; seismic isolation of structures; passive vibration control strategies to mitigate the dynamic responses of structures (tuned mass dampers, etc.); passive and active systems for earthquake protection; dynamic soil–structure interaction (SSI); the investigation of earthquake-induced pounding between adjacent structures; methods for the earthquake-resistant design and retrofitting of structures; the assessment, repair, and strengthening of existing structures, including historic structures and monuments; soil dynamics and foundations under seismic loads; artificial intelligence in structural dynamics and earthquake engineering; and soft computing techniques in structural dynamics.

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Keywords

  • structural dynamics
  • earthquake engineering
  • dynamic structural analysis
  • seismic response of buildings, bridges, and other structures
  • seismic isolation of structures
  • seismic mitigation
  • structural vibration control
  • damper device
  • tuned mass damper
  • passive and active systems for earthquake protection
  • dynamic soil–structure interactions (SSIs) for earthquake-induced structural pounding
  • earthquake-resistant structures
  • seismic design and assessment of structures
  • repair and strengthening of structures
  • soil dynamics
  • foundations under seismic loads
  • artificial intelligence in structural dynamics and earthquake engineering
  • soft computing techniques in structural dynamics

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Comparison of Seismic and Structural Parameters of Settlements in the East Anatolian Fault Zone in Light of the 6 February Kahramanmaraş Earthquakes
by Ercan Işık, Marijana Hadzima-Nyarko, Fatih Avcil, Aydın Büyüksaraç, Enes Arkan, Hamdi Alkan and Ehsan Harirchian
Infrastructures 2024, 9(12), 219; https://doi.org/10.3390/infrastructures9120219 - 3 Dec 2024
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On 6 February 2023, two very large destructive earthquakes occurred in the East Anatolian Fault Zone (EAFZ), one of Türkiye’s primary tectonic members. The fact that these earthquakes occurred on the same day and in the same region increased the extent of the [...] Read more.
On 6 February 2023, two very large destructive earthquakes occurred in the East Anatolian Fault Zone (EAFZ), one of Türkiye’s primary tectonic members. The fact that these earthquakes occurred on the same day and in the same region increased the extent of the destruction. Within the scope of this study, twenty different settlements affected by earthquakes and located directly on the EAFZ were taken into consideration. Significant destruction and structural failure at different levels were induced in reinforced concrete (RC) structures, the dominant urban building stock in these regions. To determine whether the earthquake hazard is adequately represented, the PGA values predicted in the last two earthquake hazard maps used in Türkiye for these settlements were compared with the measured PGAs from actual earthquakes. Subsequently, the damage to reinforced concrete structures in these settlements was evaluated within the scope of construction and earthquake engineering. In the final part of the study, static pushover analyses were performed on a selected example of a reinforced concrete building model, and target displacement values for different performance levels were determined separately for each earthquake. For the 20 different settlements considered, the displacements were also derived based on the values predicted in the last two earthquake hazard maps, and comparisons were made. While the target displacements were exceeded in some settlements, there was no exceedance in the other settlements. The realistic presentation of earthquake hazards will enable the mentioned displacements predicted for different performance levels of structures to be determined in a much more realistic manner. As a result, the performance grades predicted for the structures will be estimated more accurately. Full article
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