This study presents analysis of a benchmark building installed with tuned mass dampers (TMDs) while subjected to wind and earthquake loads. Different TMD schemes are applied to reduce dynamic responses of the building under wind and earthquakes. The ...

Seismicity in Iceland is related to the Mid-Atlantic plate boundary and primarily consolidated in two complex fracture zones. Liquefaction was observed after the Mw 6.3 Ölfus earthquake in 2008 at the site Arnarbaeli. The site consists of a thick silty ...

In June 2000 two shallow, strike slip, Mw6.5 earthquakes occurred in the middle of the largest agricultural region in Iceland. The epicentres were close to small towns and villages and almost 5000 residential buildings were affected. A great deal of ...

The Geldingadalur eruption in the Reykjanes Peninsula on 19 March 2021 was preceded by several earthquakes of volcano-tectonic origin throughout 2020 and 2021. Seven earthquakes with magnitude M≥5 took place during the swarm, all of them recorded by ...

Encouraging property owners and individuals to adopt mitigation measures to improve the resilience of their buildings and equipments to seismic hazard has been a major challenge in many earthquake-prone countries. Few business leaders are aware of the ...