Masonry walls are generally utilized in Reinforced Concrete (RC) structures, either as external infills or as internal partitions. Although the interaction between them a [...]

This paper presents a rational strategy developed for optimizing seismic retrofitting of Reinforced Concrete (RC) frames. It is based on combing member- and structure-lev [...]

The present paper reports on an Italian collaborative research study on the applicability of nonlinear methods of analysis to regular and irregular existing RC buildings [...]

Probabilistic approaches are more and more popular for seismic assessment of existing structures and specific methods have been properly developed for earthquake engineer [...]

The paper addresses the topic of seismic behavior of existing RC structures presenting a general strategy for combining member- and structure-level techniques to achieve [...]

The construction sector is among the most resource- and energy-consuming industrial activities. Particularly, according to recent surveys, the emissions of greenhouse gas [...]