Concrete and Reinforced Concrete Structures under Earthquake Loading

Dear Colleagues,

For decades, concrete and reinforced concrete structures have been widely used in earthquake-resistant structures worldwide due to their superior performance in providing resilient seismic load resisting systems. However, damages observed in previous earthquakes have clearly demonstrated the poor seismic performance and vulnerability of substandard buildings designed based on old standards and simplified design methods. These problems have been well recognised by the research community, and therefore, in the last two decades, new earthquake-resistant design methods such as performance-based design (PBD) and resilience-based design (RBD) have progressed significantly. On the other hand, recent advancements in analysis methods as well as advanced testing and numerical modeling techniques have provided the opportunity to adopt more sophisticated design methodologies, and various design codes have been appropriately revised. However, the field faces continuous evolution, and further improvements are required both in fundamental studies and in practical applications.

This Special Issue of Applied Sciences, “Concrete and Reinforced Concrete Structures Under Earthquake Loading”, is intended for a wide and interdisciplinary audience and covers recent research advances and new developments including the aforementioned challenges in the following topics:

• Innovative solutions for seismic and retrofitting of existing concrete and reinforced concrete structures;
• Underground structures, soil–structure interaction and foundations under earthquake loading;
• Laboratory, in situ testing and structural health monitoring of earthquake-resistant structures;
• Seismic analysis, design, retrofit and strengthening of concrete and RC structures, retaining walls, dams, slopes;
• Advanced numerical methods (finite elements and boundary elements) for linear and non-linear earthquake analysis and design;
• Design optimisation of concrete and RC structures under earthquake loading.

Dr. Van Bac Nguyen
Dr. Iman Hajirasouliha
Guest Editors

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• Earthquake loading
• Concrete structures
• Reinforced concrete structures
• Soil–structure interaction
• Underground structures and foundations
• Seismic design codes
• Performance-based design
• Resilience-based design
• Structural retrofitting and strengthening
• Energy dissipation systems
• Material models
• Numerical modelling
• Physical testing
• Finite Element analysis
• Nonlinear dynamic analysis
• Structural optimisation