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Applied Sciences, 2022 The seismic risk assessment of existing urban areas provides important information for the process of seismic risk reduction in different phases of planning and emergency management.
Željana Nikolić +2 more
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Development of Seismic Fragility Function for Underground Railway Station Structures in Korea
BuildingsThis study describes the methodology employed to construct a seismic fragility function based on a pre-existing numerical model tailored for underground stations.
Sun Yong Kwon +4 more
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Ship–Bridge Collision Real-Time Alarming Method Based on Cointegration Theory
SensorsShip–bridge collisions in inland waterways pose a serious threat to bridge infrastructure, often resulting in structural damage and jeopardizing safety.
Wanwen Zhong +6 more
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The structural response and manner of progressive collapse in RC buildings under the blast and Provide approaches to retrofitting columns against blast [PDF]
Journal of Structural and Construction Engineering, 2017 In accidents caused by explosion, the initial damage is usually caused by direct hit blast that it causes damage and serious destruction of structural components.
GholamReza Havaei, Elyas Bayat
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Longitudinal Validation of the Brief Index of Lupus Damage [PDF]
Arthritis Care & Research, 2014 ObjectiveTo provide further validation of the Brief Index of Lupus Damage (BILD), assessing its sensitivity to change in disease status and ability to predict mortality risk.MethodsData were from the University of California, San Francisco Lupus Outcomes Study (n = 958), in which the BILD was administered twice, approximately 5 years apart. We examined
Katz, Patricia +3 more
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Applied Sciences, 2021 This paper presents a copula technique for developing seismic fragility curves for an RC (reinforced concrete) isolated continuous girder bridge, by considering earthquake damage indicators such as bridge piers, isolated bearing components, and the main ...
Qiang Liu, Chunyan Yang
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Assessment of a Substandard Reinforced Concrete Frame’s Beam–Column Joint Using Shake Table Testing
Applied SciencesThis study investigates the seismic performance of substandard reinforced concrete (RC) frames, particularly emphasizing the behavior of beam–column joints through comprehensive shake table testing.
Evrim Oyguc, Resat Oyguc, Abdul Hayir
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Damage indices of steel moment-resisting frames equipped with fluid viscous dampers
Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering, 2023 Deformations, accelerations, shear forces, and energy demands are normally utilized to evaluate the performance of steel frames equipped with fluid viscous dampers (FVDs).
Mohammed Samier Sebaq, Yi Xiao, Ge Song
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The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine, 2019 Background Angiogenesis plays a role in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Both serum vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and capillaroscopic abnormalities may reflect intensity of microcirculatory changes in the course of SLE.
Sherin M.H Hamza +3 more
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Large amplitude vibrations and damage detection of rectangular plates [PDF]
, 2008 In this work, geometrically nonlinear vibrations of fully clamped rectangular plates are used to study the sensitivity of some nonlinear vibration response parameters to the presence of damage.
Trendafilova, I., Manoach, Emil
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