Yantai Zhang^1,*, Yongan Shi², Baoyin Sun³, Zheng Wang⁴

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.130, No.1, pp. 73-96, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2022.016857

Abstract Based on the multiple stripes analysis method, an investigation of the estimation of aleatory randomness by S_a(T₁)-based intensity measures (IMs) in the fragility analysis is carried out for two typical low- and medium-rise reinforced concrete (RC) frame structures with 4 and 8 stories, respectively. The sensitivity of the aleatory randomness estimated in fragility curves to various S_a(T₁)-based IMs is analyzed at three damage limit states, i.e., immediate occupancy, life safety, and collapse prevention. In addition, the effect of characterization methods of bidirectional ground motion intensity on the record-to-record variability is investigated. It is found that the damage limit state of… More >

Baoyin Sun^{1, 2}, Yantai Zhang³, Caigui Huang^{4, *}

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.125, No.2, pp. 755-776, 2020, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2020.09632

Abstract Steel frames equipped with buckling restrained braces (BRBs) have been increasingly applied in earthquake-prone areas given their excellent capacity for resisting lateral forces. Therefore, special attention has been paid to the seismic risk assessment (SRA) of such structures, e.g., seismic fragility analysis. Conventional approaches, e.g., nonlinear finite element simulation (NFES), are computationally inefficient for SRA analysis particularly for large-scale steel BRB frame structures. In this study, a machine learning (ML)- based seismic fragility analysis framework is established to effectively assess the risk to structures under seismic loading conditions. An optimal artificial neural network model can be trained using calculated damage… More >

Yan Liang^1,*, Jialei Yan¹, Zhanqi Cheng^1,*, Huai Chen¹, Ruimin Mao¹

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.121, No.1, pp. 177-214, 2019, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2019.07141

Abstract An offshore long-span continuous rigid-frame bridge is taken as an example to study the effect of degradation of bond-slip behavior on the seismic performance of bridges in an offshore environment during a service period. On the basis of a numerical simulation analysis using the OpenSeeS platform, the influence of durability degradation of concrete carbonization, steel corrosion, and degradation of bond-slip performance is considered collectively using incremental dynamic analysis method to examine the time-varying seismic fragility of the offshore bridge. Results show that when bond slip is considered, the exceedance probability of the bridge components and the system increases significantly, and… More >