Earthquake Resistant Engineering Structures: 4th

Section 1 Earthquake resistant design: A 'new' multimode load pattern for pushover analysis: the effect of higher modes of vibration; Initial conceptual design of earthquake resistant r/c and masonry buildings according to Eurocode 8; Plastic energy dissipation and ductility of symmetric reinforced and over-reinforced RC elements' sections; Aseismic design by ground improvement for preventing damage of soil-pile foundation-super structure system; Inclusion of the vertical seismic acceleration in one-story buildings analysis; Analytical prediction for the capacity of old-new concrete interfaces. Section 2 Bridges : Shake table response of bridge columns; Seismic retrofit of reinforced concrete bridges; Experimental study on RC bridge pier model under cyclic bi-axial horizontal loadings; Seismic analysis of masonry bridges by a nonlinear 3D FEM. Section 3 Seismic behaviour and vulnerability analysis: Some problems in modelling a rigid-plastic cantilever beam subjected to impact loading; Seismic behavior of rectangular concrete beams with spirals near potential plastic hinges; Structural response to transverse impact loading. Some orders of magnitude; On the collapse of a masonry tower subjected to earthquake loadings; Seismic vulnerability of Iranian historical domes; Preliminary investigation of earthquake risk to Inca's architectural heritage. Section 4 Seismic isolation and control: Damage assessment of base-isolated building using subspace identification approach; Pushover analysis of masonry infilled steel frames with seismic infill wall isolator subframe (SIWIS) system; A high earthquake-proof spread foundation system for energy storage tanks; Effect of the foundation stiffness on the response of a seismically isolated tank under SSE conditions. Section 5 Monitoring and testing: Influence of input motion characteristics on dynamic soil- structure interaction by shaking table tests; Local damage assessment of a building using Support Vector Machine; Experimental investigations of modal properties of cracked reinforced concrete structures; Repair mortars for the Byzantine masonries restoration interventions providing earthquake protection. Section 6 Passive and active control : Online identification of a building with an active control device; Maximum response of structures with added viscous dampers subjected to base excitation using a modified response spectrum; Verification of damped cable system performance in the seismic rehabilitation of buildings. (part contents)