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International Journal of Safety and Security Engineering, Volume 9, Issue 3

International Journal of Safety and Security Engineering, Volume 9, Issue 3


Print ISSN: 2041-9031


Electronic ISSN: 2041-904X

Seismic retrofit of existing buildings led by non-linear dynamic analyses

Author(s): Maria Cristina Porcu, Juan Carlos Vielma, Francesco Panu, Claudia Aguilar, & Giuseppe Curreli

Pages: 11 Page Range: 201 - 212 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/SAFE-V9-N3-201-212

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‘Drop, cover and hold on’ or ‘Triangle of life’ attributes of information sources influencing earthquake protective actions

Author(s): Sudha Arlikatti, Shih-Kai Huang, Chin-Hsien Yu & Chunlin Hua

Pages: 11 Page Range: 213 - 224 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/SAFE-V9-N3-213-224

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Determining seismic safety margins by nonlinear soil-structure analysis

Author(s): Sunay Stäuble Akcay, Andrii Nykyforchyn, Jens-Uwe Klügel ,Payman Khalili Tehrani, Benjamin Kosbab & Iman Talebinejad

Pages: 11 Page Range: 225 - 236 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/SAFE-V9-N3-225-236

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Seismic damage scenarios in the municipalities of Elche and Alicante (Spain). A first step to the emergency planning

Author(s): S. Molina, N. Agea-medina, J.J. Galiana-Merino, M. Navarro, J.A. Huesca, A. García- Jerez, H. Seivane, J.L. Soler-llorens, & N. Benabdeloued

Pages: 11 Page Range: 237 - 248 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/SAFE-V9-N3-237-248

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A new damage-control target displacement procedure for direct displacement-based design of circular reinforced concrete bridge pier

Author(s): Mohd Ritzman Abdul Karim & Zhaohui Huang

Pages: 11 Page Range: 249 - 260 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/SAFE-V9-N3-249-260

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Study on coupling of smooth particle method with finite elements based on mesh–particle matching degree

Author(s): Jun Liu, Pei Wang & Anmin He

Pages: 7 Page Range: 261 - 268 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/SAFE-V9-N3-261-268

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Safety of base-isolated building in case of impact against retaining wall

Author(s): Carlos Cuadra & Junya Hasegawa

Pages: 10 Page Range: 269 - 279 Price: Free (open access)

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DOI: 10.2495/SAFE-V9-N3-269-279

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International Journal of Safety and Security Engineering

Print ISSN: 2041-9031


Electronic ISSN: 2041-904X

An Interdisciplinary journal for research and applications

The International Journal of Safety and Security Engineering, due to its special nature, is an interdisciplinary area of research and applications that brings together in a systematic way many disciplines of engineering, from the traditional to the most technologically advanced. The journal covers areas such as crisis management; security engineering; natural disasters and emergencies; terrorism; IT security; man-made hazards; risk management; control; protection and mitigation issues.