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Benavent-Climent, AmadeoCorresponding AuthorGalé‐lamuela, DavidAuthor

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July 31, 2025
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Seismic Capacity and Performance of Waffle-Flat Plate Structures Under Near-Fault Ground Motions: Bidirectional Shake Table Tests

Publicated to: EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING & STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS. 54 (12): 3069-3089 - 2025-10-01 54(12), DOI: 10.1002/eqe.70016

Authors:

Benavent-Climent, A; Gale-Lamuela, D; Donaire-Avila, J
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Affiliations

Univ Jaen, Dept Mech & Min Engn, Jaen, Spain - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, Dept Mech Engn, Madrid, Spain - Author

Abstract

A reinforced concrete waffle-flat plate structure was subjected to a sequence of bidirectional near-fault ground motions on a shake table until collapse. The test specimen was designed under current building codes and assigned a region of moderate seismicity. The ground motions were scaled in amplitude to represent very frequent, frequent, design, and very rare earthquakes at the site. Under these levels of seismic action the structure did not exceed the limit states established by the second generation (2G) of Eurocode 8, although collapse occurred under a seismic action slightly less severe than expected due to the accumulation of damage caused by previous tests. A large amount of energy was dissipated through torsion of the transverse beams by means of a brittle internal mechanism that was not intended to occur. Damage concentrated at the exterior plate-to-column connection (torsion failure of the transverse beams), which dissipated 63% of the total input energy and 93% of the energy that contributes to damage (i.e., input energy minus energy dissipated by inherent damping). In comparison with the plate, the columns dissipated a very small amount of energy (less than 7%). The total energy input on the structure until collapse under near-fault bidirectional seismic actions was close to that obtained in previous studies with a similar specimen under unidirectional or under bidirectional far-field ground motions. Finally, the behavior factor obtained from the capacity curve -estimated using the experimental base shear vs. top displacement relationship (1.55) - was very close to the behavior factor (q = 1.6) prescribed by the 2G of Eurocode 8 for torsionally flexible WFP systems for use in force-based seismic design methods.
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Keywords

Bidirectional responseCodes (standards)Earthquake effectsEnergyEnergy dissipationEngineering geologyEurocode 8Failure (mechanical)FaultingFlat plateGround motionNear fault ground motionNear-fault ground motionsPlates (structural components)Reinforced concreteSeismic actionSeismic designShake table testShake-table testsShaking table testShear flowStructural dynamicsStructural responseTorsional stressTransverse beamsWaffle-flat platWaffle-flat plateWaffle-flat-plate structure

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING & STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2025, it was in position 28/184, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Engineering, Civil.

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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-25:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 3 (PlumX).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/89798/

As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

  • Views: 126
  • Downloads: 93
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (BENAVENT CLIMENT, AMADEO) .

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been BENAVENT CLIMENT, AMADEO.

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Awards linked to the item

This work was supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033/[PID2023-152739OB-I00]; and FEDER (Fonds Europeen de Development Regional).
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