Seismic Fragility of a Typical Containment under Bidirectional Earthquake Excitations
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DOI: 10.1007/s12205-018-1000-z
Abstract: Existing research to predict seismic fragility of Reinforced Concrete Containment (RCC) buildings does not take into account the impact of its inelastic bidirectional interaction arising from bidirectional horizontal ground motions. Hence, this study attempts to… read more here.
Keywords: fragility; containment; bidirectional earthquake; seismic fragility ... See more keywords
Seismic fragility of open ground storey RC frames with wall openings for vulnerability assessment
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DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2017.11.023
Abstract: Abstract Reinforced concrete (RC) buildings with open ground storey (OGS) are characterized by accumulation of large lateral displacement at the ground storey. This is due to drastic reduction in relative stiffness of the ground storey… read more here.
Keywords: fragility; ground storey; infill; seismic fragility ... See more keywords
Comparison of methodologies for seismic fragility analysis of unreinforced masonry buildings considering epistemic uncertainty
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DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2019.110059
Abstract: Abstract The first-order second-moment (FOSM), Latin hypercube sampling (LHS), and Monte Carlo simulation (MC) methods were applied to perform seismic fragility analyses of unreinforced masonry (URM) buildings, incorporating incremental dynamic analysis (IDA). The epistemic uncertainty… read more here.
Keywords: uncertainty; analysis; epistemic uncertainty; seismic fragility ... See more keywords
Seismic fragility analysis of a coupled tank-piping system based on artificial ground motions and surrogate modeling
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2021.104575
Abstract: Abstract The catastrophic consequences of recent NaTech events triggered by earthquakes highlighted the inadequacy of standard approaches to seismic risk assessment of chemical process plants. To date, the risk assessment of such facilities mainly relies… read more here.
Keywords: system; ground; surrogate modeling; process ... See more keywords
Seismic fragility for high CFRDs based on deformation and damage index through incremental dynamic analysis
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DOI: 10.1016/j.soildyn.2017.11.017
Abstract: Abstract In this paper, a seismic fragility analysis method based on incremental dynamic analysis (IDA) is extended to evaluate the seismic performance of high concrete face rockfill dams (CFRDs). Permanent deformation and face-slab damage index… read more here.
Keywords: seismic fragility; analysis; damage index; damage ... See more keywords
Seismic fragility assessment of a super tall building with hybrid control strategy using IDA method
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DOI: 10.1016/j.soildyn.2019.05.003
Abstract: Abstract To investigate the interstory drift control effect under different hybrid control schemes using buckling restrained braces (BRB) and viscous dampers (VD), and to study the effect of square root of sum of squares (SRSS)… read more here.
Keywords: seismic fragility; hybrid control; fragility; fragility assessment ... See more keywords
Fuzzy seismic fragility analysis of gravity dams considering spatial variability of material parameters
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DOI: 10.1016/j.soildyn.2020.106439
Abstract: Abstract Due to the heterogeneity of massive concrete and unevenness of pouring process, concrete strengths in gravity dams show obvious spatial variability. In addition, since the evolution of damage states for gravity dams is a… read more here.
Keywords: seismic fragility; gravity dams; spatial variability; damage ... See more keywords
Influence of foundation flexibility on seismic fragility of reinforced concrete high-rise buildings
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DOI: 10.1016/j.soildyn.2020.106521
Abstract: Abstract This study investigated the effect of foundation type and layout on the seismic vulnerability of tall reinforced concrete buildings using fragility curves. To this end, the seismic fragility of 12-, 18-, and 24-story buildings… read more here.
Keywords: fragility; pile caps; foundation; seismic fragility ... See more keywords
A structural demand model for seismic fragility analysis based on three-parameter lognormal distribution
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DOI: 10.1016/j.soildyn.2021.106770
Abstract: Abstract Seismic fragility analysis, which quantitatively describes the dynamic relationship between earthquake intensity and structural failure probability, plays an important role in the overall seismic risk assessment. An appropriate structural demand model can significantly improve… read more here.
Keywords: fragility; seismic fragility; model; structural demand ... See more keywords
Seismic Fragility Functions via Nonlinear Response History Analysis
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DOI: 10.1061/(asce)st.1943-541x.0002141
Abstract: AbstractThe estimation of building fragility, i.e., the probability function of seismic demand exceeding a certain limit state capacity given the seismic intensity, is a common process inherent in ... read more here.
Keywords: fragility; nonlinear response; fragility functions; via nonlinear ... See more keywords
Analytical Derivation of Seismic Fragility Curves for Historical Masonry Structures Based on Stochastic Analysis of Uncertain Material Parameters
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DOI: 10.1080/15583058.2019.1638992
Abstract: ABSTRACT This work presents a probabilistic method to assess the seismic vulnerability of historical masonry structures, such as churches or cathedrals, including uncertainty analysis of the material parameters. The proposed approach considers the pushover analysis… read more here.
Keywords: seismic fragility; analysis; material; masonry structures ... See more keywords