Advancing seismic resilience: Focus on building design techniques

This review paper examines various aspects of seismic resilience, focusing on the behavior and design criteria for buildings and lifeline systems in earthquake-prone areas. Beginning with an exploration of seismic resilience concepts, including robustness, redundancy, resourcefulness, and rapidity, the paper delves into the behavior of buildings during earthquakes. It discusses structural response levels and factors influencing building behavior, supported by case studies illustrating different structural responses and lessons learned. Design criteria for enhancing seismic resilience are then examined, encompassing seismic design codes, performance-based design approaches, and innovative structural systems. Lifeline systems' vulnerability to earthquakes and strategies for improving their resilience are also addressed, emphasizing the importance of redundancy, hardening, and rapid restoration. The paper concludes with a call to action for collaboration among stakeholders to integrate seismic resilience into engineering practice and public policy, aiming to build more resilient communities capable of withstanding and recovering from seismic events. Through this comprehensive exploration, the paper contributes to a deeper understanding of seismic resilience and its significance in mitigating earthquake impacts.