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Numerical and experimental analysis of the leaning Tower of Pisa under earthquake [PDF]

, 2017
Twenty years have passed from the most recent studies about the dynamic behavior of the leaning Tower of Pisa. Significant changes have occurred in the meantime, the most important ones concerning the soil-structure interaction.
Akkar, Alessandro Pagliaroli, Bartelletti, Bartelletti, Camillo Nuti, Davide Lavorato, Fabio Sabetta, Gabriele Fiorentino, Giorgia Carlucci, Giorgio Monti, Giuseppe Carlo Marano, Giuseppe Della Monica, Giuseppe Lanzo, Giuseppe Quaranta, Maurizio Piersanti, Nunziante Squeglia, Raffaello Bartelletti, Rollins, Sabetta, Viggiani   +19 more
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Research progress and current status of dynamic wave propagation characteristics in rock mass: A review

Deep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.
This review elucidates the velocity–dispersion–attenuation coupling mechanisms of wave propagation in rock masses, compares six representative models, and reveals how pressure, temperature, mineral composition, and anisotropy jointly control dynamic responses in complex geological media.
Jiajun Shu, Tao Li, Ruiqi Yuan, Yue Li, Bingni Wu, Bo Liu, Zhengding Deng, Galindo Rubén, Fausto Molina‐Gómez   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Seismic upgrading of isolated bridges with SF-ED devices: Analytical study validated by shaking table testing

Građevinar, 2019
A nonlinear 3D analytical model, experimentally validated by seismic shaking table tests of a large-scale bridge model constructed with upgraded seismically isolated system with space flange devices, representing an advanced USI-SF seismic protection ...
Misin Misini, Jelena Ristic, Danilo Ristic, Zijadin Guri, Nebi Pllana   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Seismic analysis and design of tunnels within fault ground: A review

Deep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.
The research methods of seismic response of tunnels within fault ground, including field investigations, analytical solutions, physical experiments, and numerical simulations, and seismic countermeasures are discussed. The present study examines the shortcomings and limitations of the current research and design, and puts forward proposals for future ...
Xingda Wang, Yujing Jiang, Xuepeng Zhang, Yuyong Jiao, Ningbo Li, Xiao Wang, Bo Li   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development of seismic protection system for design extension conditions [PDF]

Nuclear Energy and Technology, 2018
Development of seismic protection system for design extension conditions (SPS DEC) is suggested for enhancing safety of operation of NPP located on the territories with unfavorable seismic conditions.
Ilnar I. Galiev, Alexey N. Chernyaev, Stanislav V. Bibik   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Vulnerability assessment of urban building stock: a hierarchic approach [PDF]

, 2012
In the last decades the evaluation of the seismic risk are of rising concern, considered essential in the activity and definition of strategy planning and urban management.
Costa, A., Ferreira, T., Mendes da Silva, J. A. R., Varum, H., Vicente, R.   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Carbon Dots: An Emerging Frontier for Green and Sustainable Civil Engineering Materials

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
Traditional civil engineering materials (CE materials) are usually involved with high‐energy consumption during manufacturing, significant maintenance costs, and substantial environmental impacts throughout their life cycles. The progress of nanotechnology is catalyzing a green and sustainable transformation within the field.
Weiwen Hao, Xiaolong Wang, Xiao Chen, Dong Liu, Zhenhui Kang, Cheng Zhu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Centrifuge and Numerical Investigations on Responses of Monopile-Supported Offshore Wind Turbines with Riprap Scour Protection Under Earthquakes

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
Riprap scour protection is commonly employed to protect against local scour around large-diameter monopile foundations for offshore wind turbines (OWTs), and considering its influence on the static and dynamic behavior of monopiles may also provide the ...
Hao Zhang, Xiaojing Jia, Fayun Liang, Zhouchi Yuan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Upgrading of isolated bridges with uniform gapped HS devices

Građevinar, 2023
The conducted extensive experimental seismic analysis showed seismic performances of a constructed large-scale bridge model representing system of upgraded isolated bridge with uniform gapped horizontal S-shaped devices (GHS System).
Jelena Ristić, Danilo Ristić, Viktor Hristovski   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Virtual Reality of Earthquake Ground Motions for Emergency Response [PDF]

, 2017
Ground motions interface earthquake science and engineering to advance understanding of seismic hazards and risk. Virtual reality provides an attractive tool to extend knowledge of the research community to a larger audience.
Lin, Ting
core   +2 more sources