Juan Carlos VielmaAmerica B. Torija2026-03-222026-03-22201510.2174/1874149501509010224https://doi.org/10.2174/1874149501509010224https://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/86684This special edition of “The Open Civil Engineering Journal” presents a novel contribution to earthquake resistant engineering through twelve research papers that address dif-ferent topics related to the study of the seismic vulnerability of structures and infrastructures.enEarthquake engineeringVulnerability (computing)EngineeringForensic engineeringEarthquake resistant structuresCivil engineeringSeismic analysisSeismologyConstruction engineeringGeologyeditorial