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Site conditions play a major role in establishing the damage potential of incoming seismic waves from major earthquakes. Damage patterns in Mexico City after the 1985 Michoacan earthquake demonstrated conclusively the significant effects of local site conditions on seismic respo…

Structural steel special moment resisting frames (SMRF), special concentrically braced frames (SCBF) and eccentrically braced frames (EBF) are designed as a part of building frames to control the damage during earthquakes. Choosing an appropriate lateral force resisting system (…

Soil-structure-interaction (SSI) plays an important role in seismically-induced ground failure; however, the contribution is poorly understood and rarely considered in geotechnical engineering practice. Semi-empirical methodologies used in practice to evaluate ground failure sol…