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Journal of Structures under Extreme Loads

JSEL

International Peer-Reviewed Scientific Journal

About the Journal

Journal of Structures under Extreme Loads (JSEL) is an international peer-reviewed journal dedicated to advancing knowledge on the behavior, assessment, design, and resilience of structures subjected to extreme loading conditions. The journal covers seismic actions, structural fire, impact, collision, blast, wind, fatigue, progressive collapse, multi-hazard effects, and climate-related extreme actions. JSEL welcomes original research, review papers, case studies, technical notes, and state-of-the-art contributions that support safer, more resilient, and performance-based structural systems.

Scope

JSEL covers a broad spectrum of extreme loading phenomena and their effects on structures, including but not limited to:

Geohazard-induced Loading

  • landslides,
  • rockfalls,
  • debris flows,
  • slope instability,
  • ground failure and
  • foundation displacement effects

Seismic Loading

  • Earthquake engineering and ground motion analysis
  • Seismic isolation and damping systems
  • Post-earthquake structural assessment and rehabilitation

Blast and Explosion Loading

  • Near and far-field blast effects
  • Progressive collapse and anti-terrorist protective design
  • Industrial and military explosions

Impact Loading

  • Vehicle impact (automobiles, trucks, trains)
  • Aircraft impact and falling objects
  • Vessel collisions with bridges and offshore structures

Wind Loading

  • Extreme wind events, hurricanes, tornadoes, microbursts
  • Aerodynamic instability of structures

Hydrodynamic Loading

  • Flood, tsunami, and wave action on structures
  • Ice loads and storm surge effects

Fire Loading

  • Structural behavior under fire conditions
  • Post-fire residual capacity and thermal analysis
  • Fire protection strategies

Multi-Hazard and Climatic Loading

  • Simultaneous or sequential occurrence of two or more extreme loading types
  • Extreme snow, frost, thermal shock, and climate-change-induced loading scenarios

Structural Types

JSEL welcomes contributions dealing with all structural types, including:

  • Reinforced concrete, steel, composite, and timber structures
  • Masonry and innovative material systems
  • Buildings, bridges, tunnels, dams, and towers
  • Offshore platforms and protective structures
  • Historical and heritage structures under extreme loading

Topics of Interest

JSEL publishes work spanning the full range of research methodologies:

  • Analytical and numerical methods (FEM, DEM, SPH, MPM, meshfree methods)
  • Experimental investigations at laboratory and full scale
  • Structural health monitoring (SHM) under extreme events
  • Structural resilience, robustness, and redundancy
  • Progressive collapse analysis and mitigation
  • Retrofitting and strengthening of existing structures
  • Risk assessment, reliability analysis, and vulnerability studies
  • Material behavior under dynamic and extreme loading (UHPC, CFRP, GFRP, smart and meta-materials)
  • Machine learning and AI applications in extreme loading analysis
  • Structural codes, standards, and design guidelines (Eurocode, ASCE, ACI, ISO)

Aim

JSEL aims to bridge the gap between fundamental research and engineering practice, fostering collaboration between academia and industry on one of the most critical challenges in modern structural engineering — ensuring the safety, resilience, and sustainability of structures in an increasingly unpredictable world.

Audience

JELS serves a global audience of structural engineers, civil engineers, mechanical engineers, materials scientists, architects, emergency planners, risk analysts, and policy makers involved in the design, assessment, and protection of structures against extreme events.

JSEL — Advancing structural safety in a world of extreme events.