Advanced strategies in earthquake-resistant structural engineering: seismic design, materials, and innovations

Abstract

This paper is a general overview of the advanced strategies involved in earthquake-resistant structural engineering, including seismic design, materials, and innovations. Earthquakes are threats to infrastructure and human safety and thus demand effective and scalable design principles and materials. This study uniquely integrates advanced materials such as high-performance concrete, fiber-reinforced polymers, shape memory alloys, and engineered cementitious composites with cutting-edge technologies like IoT-based structural health monitoring and AI-driven seismic response prediction. It emphasizes the importance of stringent building codes, base isolation systems, and energy dissipation devices in enhancing structural resilience. It discusses the latest approaches: performance-based seismic design, adaptive control strategies, and integrated methods to face the challenges presented with a multiple-hazard setting. Resilience-based frameworks of fast recovery following an earthquake significantly bridge gaps that pertain to the long-term effectiveness, scalability, and feasibility of advanced seismic methodologies. It emphasizes the role of interdisciplinary and continuous development in earthquake-resistant engineering as a means of safeguarding urban environments in seismic regions, thereby fostering sustainability and economic viability.