Abstract: Design of seismic protective devices for highway bridges is often a highly iterative and tedious process due to the nonlinear behavior of the system, a large range of design parameters, and uncertainty of ground motions. ...

Abstract: AbstractRocking structures show great promise in enhancing seismic resilience by reducing structural damage and minimizing residual displacements under seismic loads. Due to the complexity of rocking dynamics, analytical ...

Abstract: This paper develops a simplified method to quantify the effects of liquefaction-induced lateral spreading on bridge responses, expressed as the response modification factor of the column drift ratio under seismic shaking. ...

Abstract: AbstractUnderground tunnels are essential to urban transportation networks but can be affected by surface explosions during construction. Tunnel damage depends on factors such as blast distance, TNT weight and layout, ...