Abstract: This paper proposes a novel probabilistic framework to quantitatively evaluate the resilience of communities comprising buildings and various interdependent infrastructure systems. To this aim, the proposed framework ...

Abstract: This paper uses probabilistic models and minimization of certain risk measures to expose risk aversion and optimal retrofit strategies for an existing building portfolio. A case study is presented addressing 622 buildings ...

Abstract: This paper revisited the effect of soil–structure interaction (SSI) on the nonlinear response of multistory buildings with a probabilistic approach. In particular, this study showed that the magnitude of SSI effects on the ...

Abstract: This paper reveals the consequences of practicing the 2015 National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) soil-structure interaction (SSI) provisions, which form the basis of the 2016 edition of the seismic design ...

Abstract: This paper presents the derivation, verification, and application of sampling-based reliability sensitivities. The direct differentiation method is employed to develop the analytical derivatives of the failure probability, ...

Abstract: This paper proposes a novel probabilistic approach to account for soil-structure interaction (SSI) in the seismic design of building structures. In this approach, an SSI response modification factor, RSSI, is introduced ...

Abstract: This paper presents a computationally efficient framework for the Bayesian identification of sparsely instrumented building structures that is amenable to rapid postearthquake condition assessment. Flexible-base Timoshenko ...

Abstract: This study presents a framework that utilizes Bayesian regression to create probabilistic cost models for retrofit actions. Performance improvement is the key parameter introduced in the proposed framework. The incorporation ...

Abstract: This paper proposes a probabilistic metamodeling framework for predicting the joint probability distribution of the interstory drift ratio (IDR) profile of multistory buildings. IDR is an engineering demand parameter that ...