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Development of Full‐Scale Experiment‐Based Seismic Fragility Functions for Code‐Compliant Fire Sprinkler Piping Systems

open access: yesEarthquake Spectra, Volume 42, Issue 3, August 2026.
Fire sprinkler systems are critical for fire safety, but their functionality can be impaired by seismic damage. This study develops new seismic fragility functions for acceleration‐sensitive damage requiring monitoring, maintenance, and repair in code‐compliant fire sprinkler piping systems, using experimental data from full‐scale experimental tests ...
Jitendra Bhatta   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quantification of Direct Benefits of Functional Recovery‐Based Design for Seismic Resilience

open access: yesEarthquake Spectra, Volume 42, Issue 3, August 2026.
Lessons from recent major earthquakes have shown that current life‐safety‐centered seismic design practice falls short in ensuring a desirable post‐hazard recovery. Extensive economic losses, high demolition rates, and long recovery have signified a gap between design targets and society's expectations of seismic performance of code‐compliant buildings.
Kasra Habibi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Bayesian Framework for Empirical Estimation of Post‐Earthquake Building Inspection Time

open access: yesEarthquake Spectra, Volume 42, Issue 3, August 2026.
Building safety inspections can be an impeding determinant of post‐earthquake recovery, yet their durations remain inadequately quantified because fine‐grained operational data are rarely available. Here, we present a probabilistic Bayesian framework to quantify building‐level inspection time, calibrated against a comprehensive multiagency dataset from
Lianyan Li   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Robust Regional Contrast but Penetration‐Sensitive Snow Thickness Over Sea Ice From Multi‐Winter Antarctic CRYO2ICE Observations

open access: yesEarth and Space Science, Volume 13, Issue 8, August 2026.
Abstract Snow on Antarctic sea ice modulates albedo, thermodynamic growth, and snow–ice formation, yet remains a leading uncertainty in altimetry‐derived sea‐ice thickness. Here we use the post‐2022 CRYO2ICE configuration to derive along‐track winter snow thickness from ICESat‐2 laser and CryoSat‐2 Ku‐band radar freeboards over the Weddell and Ross ...
Xinlong Liu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Flow‐Regulated Migration Phenology of Potamodromous Fishes in a Large Regulated Australian River

open access: yesFreshwater Biology, Volume 71, Issue 8, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Phenological shifts in animal migration are widely reported under climate warming, yet responses of warm‐temperate river fishes in regulated systems remain poorly resolved. Understanding how hydrological and thermal cues interact to structure migration timing is central to predicting ecological responses in large rivers and informing ...
Ivor G. Stuart   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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