Abstract: Displacement-controlled finite-element analyses are typically employed to simulate the nonlinear static response of structural systems where a loss of load carrying capacity due to localized material failure and/or geometric ...

Abstract: The performance of bridges prone to tsunami hazards is critical to the resilience of coastal communities. An important component of resilience is the development of design guidelines, which requires simulating the hydrodynamic ...

Abstract: Abstract The moment magnification method is commonly used to account for second-order effects in the stability design of slender-reinforced concrete bridge columns without resorting to rigorous analyses. The accuracy of ...

Abstract: A probabilistic framework is presented for the development of physics and simulation-based parametrized tsunami fragility functions for structures accounting for structural member failures. The proposed framework is general ...