How to develop the seismic hazard and to scale ground motion records in terms of energy?
Are energy-based IMs able to characterize the damage potential of ground motion?
Do we need to look for energy-based EDPs?
How to evaluate accurately the energy dissipation capacity of structural members and systems, especially those with degrading properties?
How can the damage be estimated in terms of energy?
How to define local and global collapse in terms of energy?
What is the influence of structural modeling in energy-based damage assessment of structures?
How can the energy dissipation demand on structural components be estimated from the total energy input?
How to elaborate a new framework for seismic design based on the concept of energy?
How to implement innovative seismic technologies for different types of structural systems in order to dissipate energy and to develop design recommendations for various types of seismic energy dissipation devices?