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Dr. Rodolfo Labernarda
Email: rodolfo.labernarda@unical.it
Affiliation: Department of Civil Engineering, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, ITALY
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Research Interests: earthquake engineering, structural dynamics, fixed-base and base-isolated buildings, seismic vulnerability
Summary
This Special Issue focuses on innovative strategies for the seismic protection and performance assessment of reinforced concrete (RC) structures and infrastructures. Emphasis is placed on advanced technologies such as base isolation and supplemental energy dissipation devices, which aim to enhance the seismic resilience of both newly designed and retrofitted structures.
Contributions addressing the performance of structural and non-structural elements and components are encouraged, considering also the damage prediction by means of seismic intensity measures (IMs).
Both theoretical developments and practical applications are welcomed. Studies may deal with numerical simulations, experimental testing, hybrid methods and monitoring-based approaches, and also including, if pertinent, machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) applications.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Base isolation and energy dissipation techniques;
- Seismic assessment and retrofitting of RC structures and infrastructures;
- Fragility analysis and performance-based seismic design;
- Intensity measures for structural and non-structural damage prediction;
- Experimental and numerical studies on protective devices;
- Integration of isolation/dissipation in infrastructure systems;
- Seismic behaviour of non-structural elements in essential facilities.
Keywords
seismic isolation, energy dissipation, RC structures, non-structural components, seismic intensity measures, fragility analysis, performance-based design, structural health monitoring, seismic risk assessment
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