Unlocking seismic slope stability for risk assessment.

Slope instability represents a substantial secondary hazard post-earthquake, leading to considerable socio-economic losses from the destruction of structures, infrastructure, and human lives. This study addresses the urgent need for precise evaluation of seismic slope stability, a subject that has gained significant attention in earthquake engineering over the past decade. A theoretical framework is proposed that utilizes an improved Sarma method, estimating seismic forces and safety factors based on limit equilibrium theory.

Resilient critical infrastructures: An innovative methodological perspective for critical infrastructure (CI) integrated assessment models by inducing digital technologies during multi-hazard incidents.

Over the last decade, the notion of community resilience, which encompasses planning for, opposing, absorbing, and quickly recovering from disruptive occurrences, has gained momentum across the world. Critical Infrastructures (CI) are seen as critical to attaining success in today's densely populated countries. Such infrastructures must be robust in the face of multi-hazard catastrophes by implementing appropriate disaster management and recovery plans.

Development of seismic resilience index methodology for RC structures via functionality curve.

Seismic resilience index (SRI) approach describes the post-seismic recovery phase of a single building by incorporating the time dimension. In recent decades, numerous quantitative frameworks have been developed to quantify earthquake resilience. The seismic resilience of existing reinforced concrete (RC) structures in Malaysia under far-field (FF) and near-field (NF) earthquake scenarios is examined in this research methodology using a seismic resilience index (SRI) and functionality curve.

Development of Intrinsic Seismic Vulnerability Index (ISVI) for assessing roadway system and its assets framework.

Roadway systems and their assets are the backbone of the transport sector and are vital for social and economic prosperity. Hence, it is important to design and develop transportation networks that can withstand natural hazards such as earthquakes. In recent decades, research concerning disaster risk management for roadway systems has received a lot of attention, particularly via the use of seismic vulnerability assessment methods.