Seismic Resilience of Structures and Infrastructure Systems

Dear Colleagues,

The socio-economic welfare and recovery time of communities in a post-earthquake scenario is strongly influenced by the ability of strategic infrastructures to function adequately, such as bridges, hospitals, and fire stations, among others. These facilities must remain in service after an extreme event to provide essential public services and double as temporary shelters during the post-hazard recovery phase. A well-functioning, high-performing, and adaptable network of strategic infrastructure facilities within a community improves its resilience and allows the community to recover in a timely manner.

In this context, we are pleased to announce a Special Issue on the seismic resilience of structures and infrastructure systems. This Special Issue aims to review the current state of seismic-resilient civil structures and infrastructure systems (e.g., bridges, buildings, pipe galleries, transportation networks, etc.) and to advance the state-of-the-art in the development, assessment, and management of models/technologies/solutions for the seismic resilience of civil structures and infrastructure systems at different geographical scales.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Innovative technologies for resilient structures and infrastructures;
• The resilience−based design and analysis of structures and infrastructures;
• Resilience evaluation methodologies for structures and infrastructures;
• An urban, regional, and national resilience assessment;
• A life-cycle resilience assessment of aging structures;
• A multi-hazard resilience analysis of structures and infrastructures;
• A resilience-based case study of special structures, systems, and networks;
• Resilience-based management for structures and infrastructures;
• A seismic risk assessment of structures and infrastructure systems;
• Resilience optimization during the post-earthquake recovery phase.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Yu Shen
Dr. Lianxu Zhou
Dr. Jingren Wu
Dr. Xiaowei Wang
Guest Editors

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• structures and infrastructures
• risk and resilience
• earthquake damage
• seismic behavior
• risk mitigation and management
• life-cycle analysis
• resilience assessment and design
• multi-hazard analysis
• complex system modeling