The current work deals with the comparison between the numerical results of two different frame element formulations, namely the classical displacement-based element vers [...]

Fibre beam-column elements thus far proved to be very accurate in the simulation of flexure dominated behaviour of reinforced concrete (RC) frames. However, when the shea [...]

Vulnerability is a probabilistic measure of how prone a structure is to damage under a certain shaking severity. A large number of buildings need to be analysed to have t [...]

A Simplified Pushover-Based Earthquake Loss Assessment method (SP-BELA) for the definition of vulnerability curves has recently been proposed. A prototype structure is in [...]

Vulnerability curves of traditional Italian reinforced concrete (RC) precast structures are evaluated in this paper through the Simplified Pushover-Based Earthquake Loss [...]

Masonry structures constitute a high percentage of the European building stock. However, the inherent variability of the material properties and other epistemic uncertain [...]

A Displacement-Based Earthquake Loss Assessment (DBELA) methodology for urban areas, which compares the displacement capacity of the building stock with the displacement [...]

The applicability of fully 2D or 3D refined finite element models of reinforced concrete structures subjected to seismic loading is questionable, especially due to their [...]