The seismic vulnerability of bridges may be reduced by the application of Geotechnical Seismic Isolation (GSI) below the foundations of the columns and the abutments. However, the role of GSI on the seismic response of bridges has been limitedly examined in literature. Therefore, this research has been conducted to study the effect of applying GSI on the seismic response of bridges to address the aforementioned gap in knowledg...

Subsea high pressure/high temperature (HP/HT) pipelines may be significantly affected by the effects of soil structure interaction (SSI) when subjected to earthquakes. Numerical simulations are herein applied to assess the role of soil deformability on the seismic vulnerability of an unburied pipeline. Overcoming most of the contributions existing in the literature, this paper proposes a comprehensive 3D model of the system (s...

Multilayer elastomeric isolation can be considered a well-known solution with many applications in the last 20 years in the infrastructure arena. In particular, isolation has been extensively applied for pier and abutment protection, in order to strengthen bridges against earthquakes. Elastomeric bearings can be subjected to large axial loads and lateral displacements during strong earthquakes, which induce potentially bucklin...