Seismic evaluation of the southbound Stellenberg Interchange Bridge, B5593, in South Africa
Structural Concrete, EarlyView.Abstract This study presents a nonlinear finite element assessment of the seismic vulnerability of Bridge B5593, located in the south‐western region of South Africa. Previous evaluations identified a high likelihood of column failure; however, these were based on linear material models incapable of capturing damage evolution.
Wandie Olivier, Trevor Haas
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Seismic vulnerability of existing buildings: non-invasive approach for dynamic behaviour assessment
GEOmedia, 2018 This paper presents a brief overview of the concept of seismic risk, with particular regard to existing civil buildings. Given that the seismic risk can be expressed as a combination involving seismic hazard and seismic vulnerability, these aspects are ...
Gianluca Acunzo +2 more
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Kinematics‐based model for shear capacity assessment of unreinforced interior beam–column joints
Structural Concrete, EarlyView.Abstract This study presents a kinematics‐based model for assessing the shear strength of reinforced concrete interior beam–column joints without transverse reinforcement. The proposed framework is built on first principles—kinematics, equilibrium, and constitutive relations—and explicitly models discrete cracks by introducing kinematic parameters such
Daniele Arcuri +2 more
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Seismic attenuation in Faroe Islands basalts [PDF]
We analysed vertical seismic profiling (VSP) data from two boreholes at Glyvursnes and Vestmanna on the island of Streymoy, Faroe Islands, to determine the magnitude and causes of seismic attenuation in sequences of basalt flows.
Worthington, M. H. +5 more
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Effective axial strength of laterally strengthened RC pier heads with post‐tensioning method
Structural Concrete, EarlyView.Abstract This study investigates the structural performance enhancement of reinforced concrete (RC) pier heads laterally strengthened with unbonded post‐tensioning (PT) to accommodate increased design loads following a deck replacement of an existing railway bridge.
Yujae Seo +3 more
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Seismic safety and vulnerability mitigation of school buildings
, 2014 4th International fib Congress 2014: Improving Performance of Concrete Structures, FIB 2014 - Proceedings 2014, Pages 122-124The vulnerability of existing buildings to seismic forces and their retrofitting is an international problem.
Georgiou, E. +7 more
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S. João de Loure Bridge: vulnerability assessment and study of a common strengthening solution [PDF]
, 2005 This paper presents a structural vulnerability assessment of the steel bridge S. João de Loure. A structural model of the bridge was created and the influence of the joint’s stiffness on its structural response was evaluated using the structural analysis
Varum, H., Fernandes, C.
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Three‐parameter kinematic theory for shear assessment of reinforced concrete short columns
Structural Concrete, EarlyView.Abstract This work presents a rational kinematics‐based model for assessing the shear capacity of rectangular reinforced concrete short columns. Due to their high stiffness and brittleness, short columns are particularly vulnerable to seismic forces, often exhibiting critical failures.
Daniele Arcuri +2 more
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Structural Concrete, EarlyView.Abstract Several test methods have been proposed in the literature for measuring the level of residual prestress, most of them involving either semi‐ or fully destructive techniques for local measurements which could be highly sensitive to boundary conditions and execution details.
Giuseppe Zarrella +2 more
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Development of Intrinsic Seismic Vulnerability Index (ISVI) for assessing roadway system and its assets framework. [PDF]
MethodsX, 2022 El-Maissi AM +3 more
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