Keywords: In-span plastic hinge; Experimental; Steel plate shear walls; Seismic performance; Deterioration and failure modes; Deterioration model; Collapse potential; Collapse fragility curve; Seismic ...

Keywords: Earthquake engineering; electrical transformers; seismic isolation; three-dimensional seismic isolation; risk assessment; probabilistic analysis; vertical ground motion Abstract: This report ...

An earthquake with a distant epicenter and a relatively modest seismic intensity could still cause such large and lengthy swaying in high-rise buildings that would topple people on the upper floors.

Download this article in PDF format. When we think of earthquakes and seismic events, we naturally think of relatively large, complex laboratory instruments, and rightfully so. However, there’s also a ...