EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS AND HOUSING
Section 1: Earthquake resistant design Vulnerability functions and the influence of seismic design parameters on initial costs for buildings provided with hysteretic energy-dissipating devices 3 Seismic behavior over-resistance effects on buildings 13 Design of reinforced concrete buildings according to the new NEHRP provisions 23 Static and dynamic analytical and experimental analysis of 3D reinforced concrete panels 33 Designing aspects of bridges placed in active seismic areas 43 Behaviour of coupling beams having vertical slits at the ends 53 Principal stresses behaviour of a steel plate shear wall concerning buckling modes 63 Earthquake architecture as an expression of a stronger architectural identity in seismic areas 73 Section 2: Bridges Aspects of testing a large-scale two-span bridge model on multiple shake tables 85 Seismic devices for bridges 95 Section 3: Seismic isolation Seismic isolation and energy dissipation: worldwide application and perspectives 105 Study of the seismic response of reinforced concrete isolated elevated water tanks 117 Modeling of the structural impact of seismically isolated buildings 129 Section 4: Passive protection devices and seismic isolation Aseismic study of a building with the efficiency-enhanced damping system 141 Introducing orthogonal roller pairs as an effective isolating system for low rise buildings 151 Section 5: Self-centering systems Seismic response three-dimensional analyses of ten-story steel frames with column uplift 165 Shaking table test on seismic response of reduced-scale models Self-centering behavior of unbonded precast concrete shear walls 185 Displacement ductility demand and strength reduction factors for rocking structures 195 Section 6: Site effects and geotechnical aspects The 2006 Yogyakarta earthquake – a preliminary study of deaths 207 Local seismic amplification analysis in the industrial area of Sulmona, Central Italy 215 Dynamic response of a large landslide during a strong earthquake 225 Liquefaction potential evaluation for a site 235 Section 7: Seismic behaviour and vulnerability Seismic risk assessment of the Ignalina NPP refuelling machine 247 Comparing static linear and nonlinear analyses of safe rooms in a poor performance masonry building 259 Empirical fragility curves for Peruvian school buildings 269 Evaluation of lateral load pattern in pushover analysis 279 3-D reproduction analyses for actual earthquake behaviors of existing dams 289 Section 8: Lifelines Seismic reliability and cost evaluation for a hospital lifeline network system 309 Human life saving lifelines and cost-effective design of an exclusive water supply system for fires following earthquakes 319 Section 9: Monitoring and testing Shaking table tests on shallow foundations 331 Development of a digitally-controlled single-axis earthquake shake frame for masonry walls testing 343 Determination of seismic transport effects on buildings 353 Section 10: Retrofitting Towards a European code for seismic assessment and strengthening of existing buildings 365 Flexural retrofitting of reinforced concrete bridge pier type cross-sections with carbon fiber reinforcing plastics 375 Evaluating the retrofitting process for Imam (Soltani) Mosque monument after Silakhor Plan earthquake damage (31 March 2006) 387 Effect of connection procedures on the behaviour of RC columns Seismic assessment ?f buildings by rapid visual screening procedures 409 Section 11: Structural dynamics Three-dimensional seismic damage simulation of wooden houses using a rigid body-spring method 421 Controlling nonlinear vibrations in steel structures using an evolutionary gain formulation to optimally satisfy performance objectives 431 Dynamic analysis of plates stiffened by parallel beams 443 Dynamics in the practice of structural design: the problems of implementation 453 Effect of impulsive force on earthquake response of rocking structural systems 459