Earthquake Engineering and Sustainable Structures
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Engineering and Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 29 June 2026 | Viewed by 58
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Interests: structural analysis and design; steel structures; numerical modelling; concrete structures; building systems; earthquake engineering
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Interests: composites; nanocomposites; structural analysis and design; numerical modelling; concrete structures; structural materials; polymer-matrix composites; mechanical properties; building systems; topology optimization
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
It is our pleasure to announce a new Special Issue “Earthquake Engineering and Sustainable Structures” of the journal Sustainability. Earthquake engineering plays a crucial role in the sustainability of structures, ensuring resilience, safety, and long-term performance in seismic-prone areas. Sustainable structures are designed to minimize environmental impact while maintaining structural integrity, durability, and adaptability to environmentally changing conditions. The integration of sustainable practices in earthquake-resistant structures plays a key role in reducing material consumption, lowering carbon footprints, and enhancing post-earthquake recovery efficiency.
Recent advancements in seismic design and modeling, soil–structure and soil–foundation interactions, innovative structural materials, higher knowledge about the behavior of materials, and geomaterials have significantly contributed to improving the resilience and sustainability of buildings, bridges, and other infrastructure. The development of novel materials and construction techniques enables engineers to design structures with improved seismic performance, reduced environmental impact, and extended service life.
This Special Issue aims to gather original research and review articles focusing on the relationship between earthquake engineering and sustainability. Contributions addressing experimental, numerical, and analytical studies on seismic behavior, sustainable structural systems, material innovations, advanced soil–structure interaction models, and case studies are highly encouraged.
We invite original research articles and critical reviews on topics related (but not limited) to the following:
- Sustainable strategies for earthquake-resistant structures
- Seismic performance evaluation of buildings and infrastructure
- Soil–structure and soil–foundation interaction effects in seismic design
- Innovative and eco-friendly structural materials for earthquake engineering
- Geomaterials and their role in sustainable and resilient foundations
- Advanced computational methods for seismic analysis and sustainable design
- Energy-efficient seismic retrofitting techniques
- Low-carbon and high-performance construction materials for seismic zones
- Resilient and adaptive structural systems for earthquake-prone regions
- Life-cycle assessment and environmental impact of earthquake-resistant structures
- Seismic rehabilitation of historical and cultural heritage structures
- Case studies
Dr. Jorge Miguel de Almeida Andrade
Dr. Luís Filipe Almeida Bernardo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- earthquake engineering
- sustainable structures
- soil–structure interaction
- soil–foundation interaction
- structural resilience
- structural materials
- seismic retrofitting
- seismic performance evaluation
- low-carbon construction
- life-cycle assessment
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