Abstract: Single-bolted angle joints are widely used on secondary bracings of lattice steel towers due to their low cost and ease of construction. It has been observed that the hysteretic behavior of these joints has a significant ...

Abstract: This manuscript presents a streamlined protocol to generate and classify synthetic random wind samples. The manuscript is accompanied with a comprehensive and publicly accessible repository of spatially and temporally ...

Abstract: This paper introduces a method for the optimal generation of multivariate intensity measure (IM) maps representing various aspects of the intensity of an earthquake over a region that can be used as input for regional ...

Abstract: In this paper, a general framework for the optimal resilience- and cost-based prioritization of interventions on bridges distributed along a highway connection between two cities that have experienced a disruptive natural ...

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Abstract: Infrastructure interdependencies have been widely recognized, especially in the postdisaster restoration process. It is essential to develop models to simulate interdependencies and quantify their impact on the functionality ...

Abstract: Critical infrastructure systems are interdependent to ensure normal operations for supporting a national economy and social well-being. In the wake of a disaster, such interdependencies may introduce additional vulnerability ...

Abstract: In recent years, the concepts of resilience and sustainability have become very topical and popular. The concept of sustainability rose to prominence in the late 1980s and became a central issue in world politics, when the ...

Abstract: The paper presents a methodology for the selection of an optimal set of stochastic intensity measure (IM) maps representing the regional hazard over a geographic area, which can subsequently be used for the analysis of ...