Resilience and Sustainability of Civil Infrastructures under Extreme Loads

• Main Author: Yang, Tony (auth)
• Other Authors: Papalou, Angeliki (auth), Zhou, Ying (auth), Lu, Zheng (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2019
• Subjects: History of engineering & technology; artificial neural network; corrosion; mined-out region; finite element; column-top isolation; pseudodynamic test; seismic performance; sustainability prediction; shear performance; nonlinear time-history analysis; shaking table test; civil infrastructures; angle section; seismic connection detail; cyclic loading test; extreme loads; sudden column removal; flow; water supply networks; displacement response spectrum; cold-formed steel composite shear wall building; mitigation; probabilistic framework; nonlinearity; optimized section; corporation; GM selection; seismic damage; natural hazards; analysis; spectrum variance; viscous damper; Great East Japan Earthquake; OpenFresco; Brazier flattening; substructure; damage; model-based; tapered cross section; liquefaction; measurement; NDE; settlement; seismic behavior; resilience; hybrid damper; numerical simulation; structural response estimates; probabilistic; energy-based approximate analysis; damping effect; cold-formed steel structure; silt; ground motion; boundary technique; energy dissipative devices; reinforced concrete; cyclic reversal test; ground improvement; simplified modeling method; beam; girder; integration algorithm; force-displacement control; reinforced concrete frames; mid-rise; intermediate column; time-frequency energy distribution; single-layer reticulated dome; structural robustness; precast slab; chloride ingress; dynamic model; Brazier effect; earthquake; sustainability; carbonation; replaceable coupling beam; railway construction; concrete; variational method; shear wall; progressive collapse; abnormal loads; recovery; earthquakes; resilience-based design; disaster; OpenSees; seismic analysis; response surface method; subway station; ratcheting effect; matching pursuit decomposition; hybrid simulation; subway induced vibration; dynamic structural analysis; numerical simulations; structural sensitivity; inflection point; system restoration; infinite element boundary; simulation model; Monte Carlo simulation; nonlinear response
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

There are many regions worldwide which are susceptible to extreme loads such as earthquakes. These can cause loss of life and adverse impacts on civil infrastructures, the environment, and communities. A series of methods and measures have been used to mitigate the effects of these extreme loads. The adopted approaches and methods must enable civil structures to be resilient and sustainable. Therefore, to reduce damage and downtime in addition to protecting life and promoting safety, new resilient structure technologies must be proposed and developed. This special issue book focuses on methods of enhancing the sustainability and resilience of civil infrastructures in the event of extreme loads (e.g., earthquakes). This book contributes proposals of and theoretical, numerical, and experimental research on new and resilient civil structures and their structural performance under extreme loading events. These works will certainly play a significant role in promoting the application of new recoverable structures. Moreover, this book also introduces some case studies discussing the implementation of low-damage structural systems in buildings as well as articles on the development of design philosophies and performance criteria for resilient buildings and new sustainable communities.